https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313552 Section 91 CrPC empowers the Court to summon any document or thing needed for inquiry or trial, and that power is not curtailed by the police's limited ability to withhold material under Section 173. The Court must independently assess relevance and necessity, and may reject the police view only where valid grounds such as irrelevance, lack of necessity in the interests of justice, or public interest are shown with reasons. If withheld material may aid the defence, confront a witness, or clarify the truth, non-production can prejudice fair trial rights. On this basis, the documents were treated as necessary and desirable for trial. en-us Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:43:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313552 Section 91 CrPC empowers the Court to summon any document or thing needed for inquiry or trial, and that power is not curtailed by the police's limited ability to withhold material under Section 173. The Court must independently assess relevance and necessity, and may reject the police view only where valid grounds such as irrelevance, lack of necessity in the interests of justice, or public interest are shown with reasons. If withheld material may aid the defence, confront a witness, or clarify the truth, non-production can prejudice fair trial rights. On this basis, the documents were treated as necessary and desirable for trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313552