https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462670 Sections 306 and 307 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 vest the power to tender pardon in the court's judicial discretion, not in any agreement between the prosecution and the accused. An accused does not have an enforceable right to be treated as an approver merely because the prosecution supports that course or because similar treatment was given in other cases. The court may refuse pardon where the circumstances justify it, and may retain the accused in the array of accused. The accused's willingness, including after framing of charge, does not by itself compel grant of pardon. en-us Fri, 21 May 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:50:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462670 Sections 306 and 307 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 vest the power to tender pardon in the court's judicial discretion, not in any agreement between the prosecution and the accused. An accused does not have an enforceable right to be treated as an approver merely because the prosecution supports that course or because similar treatment was given in other cases. The court may refuse pardon where the circumstances justify it, and may retain the accused in the array of accused. The accused's willingness, including after framing of charge, does not by itself compel grant of pardon. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 21 May 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462670