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Supreme Court upheld the summoning of additional accused post-trial conclusion, emphasizing the High Court’s revisional powers and the necessity of fresh trials to ensure justice.

6 Mar 2025

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Section 319 — Summoning of Additional Accused Post-Trial Conclusion Held Valid — Reiteration of Revi...

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Supreme Court Reopens Death Penalty Review Petition for Open Court Hearing Following Constitutional Bench Precedent. The Court recalled an earlier dismissal by circulation and ordered an open court hearing based on Mohd. Arif v Registrar, Supreme Court of India, 2014 (9) SCC 737, which mandates oral hearings in death penalty review cases due to the irreversible nature of the penalty.

21 Mar 2023

The judgment involves a convict on death row who filed a review petition seeking a fresh look at his conviction for murder and death sentence, based o...

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Supreme Court Quashes Summoning of Additional Accused in Dowry Death Case Under Section 319 CrPC Due to Insufficient Evidence. The Court held that power under Section 319 CrPC requires more than prima facie evidence and strong cogent evidence indicating involvement, which was lacking as allegations were general and vague without specific role attribution.

21 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court addressed a criminal appeal arising from a High Court order summoning appellants as additional accused under Section 319 CrPC in a d...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC After Judgment of Conviction. Trial Court Cannot Summon Additional Accused After Pronouncing Judgment as It Becomes Functus Officio.

5 Dec 2022

The Supreme Court considered the appeal against the summoning of Sukhpal Singh Khaira as an additional accused under Section 319 CrPC after the trial ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in NDPS Case: Summoning Under Section 319 CrPC After Conviction Is Impermissible. The power under Section 319 CrPC can be exercised only before the pronouncement of judgment; once the trial concludes and judgment is pronounced, the court becomes functus officio.

10 May 2019

The Supreme Court of India heard two criminal appeals arising from a common judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had dismissed crimina...

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