https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43369 Section 311 CrPC confers a wide power to recall, re-examine, or summon witnesses at any stage, and that power is mandatory where the evidence appears essential to a just decision. It must be exercised judicially to discover the truth, but not to fill gaps in the prosecution case or cause unfair prejudice. Where fresh evidence is admitted against the accused, fairness and natural justice require a reasonable opportunity to cross-examine and rebut it. On the facts discussed, the witnesses were relevant and no prejudice was shown, so recall and summoning were properly allowed. en-us Fri, 22 Feb 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43369 Section 311 CrPC confers a wide power to recall, re-examine, or summon witnesses at any stage, and that power is mandatory where the evidence appears essential to a just decision. It must be exercised judicially to discover the truth, but not to fill gaps in the prosecution case or cause unfair prejudice. Where fresh evidence is admitted against the accused, fairness and natural justice require a reasonable opportunity to cross-examine and rebut it. On the facts discussed, the witnesses were relevant and no prejudice was shown, so recall and summoning were properly allowed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 22 Feb 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43369