https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468480 Section 406 CrPC was construed broadly: "party interested" was not limited to a formal party to the criminal proceeding, so a political opponent with a genuine concern in the administration of criminal justice had standing to seek transfer. The existence of parallel writ proceedings did not bar the request because they invoked distinct jurisdictions and sought different reliefs. On the facts, repeated witness recall, resiling from earlier testimony, lack of prosecutorial objection, failure to invoke Section 154 of the Evidence Act, and dispensation of the accused's personal appearance under Section 313 CrPC created an objective apprehension of bias and failure of justice. The criminal cases were transferred to another State to secure a fair and impartial trial. en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 May 2026 16:40:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468480 Section 406 CrPC was construed broadly: "party interested" was not limited to a formal party to the criminal proceeding, so a political opponent with a genuine concern in the administration of criminal justice had standing to seek transfer. The existence of parallel writ proceedings did not bar the request because they invoked distinct jurisdictions and sought different reliefs. On the facts, repeated witness recall, resiling from earlier testimony, lack of prosecutorial objection, failure to invoke Section 154 of the Evidence Act, and dispensation of the accused's personal appearance under Section 313 CrPC created an objective apprehension of bias and failure of justice. The criminal cases were transferred to another State to secure a fair and impartial trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468480