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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court Order Refusing to Summon Witness as Additional Accused Under Section 319 Cr.P.C. in Murder Trial. Court Holds That Proviso to Section 132 of Evidence Act Does Not Bar Proceeding Under Section 319, and Statement Under Section 164 Cr.P.C. Can Be Considered for Forming Opinion.

31 Jul 2026

The present appeal arose from the refusal by the trial court and the High Court to summon a prosecution witness as an additional accused under Section...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition to Recall Witness in Civil Suit — Petitioner Allowed to Recall PW1 for Cross-Examination. Order XVI Rule 1(3) CPC permits recall of witness for cross-examination if sufficient cause is shown and no prejudice is caused to the other side.

25 Sep 2025

The petitioner, Sri Venkappa Gowda, represented by his GPA holder, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging th...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Summoning of Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC in Assault Case — High Court Erred by Relying on Police Investigation Over Trial Evidence. The Court restored the Sessions Judge's order summoning four persons as additional accused based on the injured witness's testimony, holding that the High Court improperly considered police investigation reports.

13 Dec 2024

The case arises from a criminal appeal against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which set aside an order of the Additional Sessions ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 302, 307, 324, 143, 147, 148, 149 IPC set aside as evidence of sole eyewitness was inconsistent and not supported by medical or other evidence.

16 Jul 2020

The case arises from a common judgment of the Sessions Court convicting multiple accused for offences including murder, attempt to murder, and rioting...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Allows Plaintiff to Cross-Examine Hostile Witnesses Called by Defendant in Money Suit — Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The trial court's order treating DWs 3 and 4 as hostile and permitting the defendant to cross-examine them was set aside as premature and prejudicial to the plaintiff.

16 Oct 2019

The petitioner, Rajiv Vijaysarathy Rathnam, is the plaintiff in a money suit (O.S.No.1305/2013) pending before the XLI Addl. City Civil Judge, Bengalu...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Plaintiff's Writ Petition Challenging Trial Court's Order Permitting Cross-Examination of Hostile Witnesses in Money Suit. The court held that Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, allows the court to permit cross-examination of a witness by the party who called him if the witness appears hostile, and such discretion is not limited to witnesses called by the opposite party.

16 Oct 2019

The petitioner, Rajiv Vijaysarathy Rathnam, is the plaintiff in a money suit (O.S.No.1305/2013) pending before the XLI Addl. City Civil Judge, Bengalu...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Summoning of Foreign Doctor as Witness in Dowry Death Case — Emphasizes That Evidence Essential for Just Decision Cannot Be Denied on Ground of Delay. The court held that Section 311 CrPC empowers the court to summon any person if his evidence appears essential to the just decision of the case, and the Trial Court's rejection on ground of delay was not judicious.

16 Apr 2019

The appellant, mother of the deceased, sought to summon Dr. I. Yusuf, who conducted the first post-mortem in Nigeria, as a witness under Section 311 C...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Magistrate's Summoning Order in Hawala Case — High Court's Revision Order Set Aside. Court holds that at the stage of taking cognizance under Section 190(1)(b) CrPC, the Magistrate need not record detailed reasons; sufficiency of grounds is to be assessed from the charge sheet and accompanying documents.

8 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Gujarat against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court which had set aside the order of the...

High Court

Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Rape Case Due to Unreliable Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376 and 506 IPC set aside as prosecutrix's evidence was inconsistent and medical evidence did not establish rape.

13 Jul 2017

The appellant, Suresh Karbhari Wadge, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Shrirampur, for offences under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (crim...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Considers Suo Motu Reference on Summoning Advocates During Investigation; Examines Scope of Advocate-Client Privilege and Need for Guidelines to Prevent Coercive Summons. Court Addresses Legality of Direct Summons to Lawyers Under Section 179 BNSS and Absence of Judicial Oversight.

1 Jan 1970

The Supreme Court initiated suo motu proceedings following a reference from a two-judge bench in a Special Leave Petition challenging a notice issued ...

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