Retrial Denied: Court Rules Error in Marking Documents Not a Failure of Justice, No Prejudice Proven by Applicant.

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....If the accused is unable to show the failure of justice, a direction for re-trial/de novo trial cannot be granted. This Court is of the opinion that the failure on the part of the Trial Court in the facts and circumstances of the present case, to mark the documents produced by the Respondent no.1 as exhibits, at worse can be termed as an error/omission/irregularity but, there is nothing to show that the same occasioned failure of justice. The Appellate Court was fully justified in holding that the Applicant failed to demonstrate prejudice caused to him. - HC....