https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312719 Section 311 CrPC confers a wide power to examine or recall witnesses when their evidence is necessary for a just decision, and that power is reinforced by the court's auxiliary authority under Section 165 of the Evidence Act. The mere fact that the accused has closed the defence does not by itself curtail that power. The controlling test is the necessity of the additional evidence for arriving at a just decision, not the stage at which the request is made. The impugned order permitting examination of the witness was upheld and the petition was dismissed. en-us Mon, 04 Jan 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:34:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312719 Section 311 CrPC confers a wide power to examine or recall witnesses when their evidence is necessary for a just decision, and that power is reinforced by the court's auxiliary authority under Section 165 of the Evidence Act. The mere fact that the accused has closed the defence does not by itself curtail that power. The controlling test is the necessity of the additional evidence for arriving at a just decision, not the stage at which the request is made. The impugned order permitting examination of the witness was upheld and the petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Jan 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312719