High Court of Karnataka Allows Recall of Victim for Cross-Examination in POCSO Case — Right to Fair Trial Prevails Over Delay Concerns. The court held that the right to cross-examine is a fundamental part of a fair trial and that Section 311 CrPC confers wide discretion to recall a witness if essential for just decision, setting aside the trial court's rejection of the recall application....
The petitioner, Chandrakant @ Kantu, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, challenging the or...
