https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466690 Personal attendance may be dispensed with under Section 205 CrPC where the nature of the complaint and the requirements of criminal justice do not require repeated presence of the accused. The court treated the complaint as substantially documentary and noted that the trial court had not examined whether insisting on attendance would serve any useful purpose or hinder the trial. Business commitments were advanced as the reason for exemption, and the court held that personal appearance could be waived subject to safeguards securing identity, attendance when required, and continued availability. The petitioner was therefore entitled to exemption from personal appearance under Section 205, subject to conditions. en-us Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:10:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466690 Personal attendance may be dispensed with under Section 205 CrPC where the nature of the complaint and the requirements of criminal justice do not require repeated presence of the accused. The court treated the complaint as substantially documentary and noted that the trial court had not examined whether insisting on attendance would serve any useful purpose or hinder the trial. Business commitments were advanced as the reason for exemption, and the court held that personal appearance could be waived subject to safeguards securing identity, attendance when required, and continued availability. The petitioner was therefore entitled to exemption from personal appearance under Section 205, subject to conditions. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=466690