Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 15 · Decided 6 January 2010
Harinarayan G. Bajaj v. State of Maharashtra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 15 · [2010] 1 S.C.R. 171
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 28/2010
- Decided
- 6 January 2010
- Bench
- V.S. SIRPURKAR, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 114; CrPC Section 319(4)(a), 319, 244, 319(1), 246, 319(b)
Headnote
A B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 319(4)(a) and (b); 244 - Criminal proceedings - New accused joined to the C proceedings after charges framed against the original accused - Right of newly added accused for initiation of proceedings qua him from the stage of s. 244 and right to framing of charges - Held: The whole inquiry in respect of the newly added accused D should commence afresh from the stage of s. 244 - Such accused had the right to cross-examine the witnesses. Words and Phrases: 'Commence afresh' and 'Proceedings' - Meaning of, in the context of s. 319(4)(a) E
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