Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 538 · Decided 16 April 2019
Manju Devi v. State of Rajasthan & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 538 · [2019] 6 S.C.R. 68
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 688/2019
- Decided
- 16 April 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, DINESH MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 304B, 498A; CrPC Section 311, 482, 284, 285
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 311 - Power to summon material witness, or examine person present - On facts, accused facing trial for offences u/ss. 302, 304B and 498A IPC due to death of his wife under unnatural circumstances in Nigeria - First post mortem of the the doctor in Nigeria - Application u/s. 311 by mother of the victim seeking summoning of the said doctor through High Commission of Nigeria or to record his evidence through video conferencing after issuing a commission for the purpose - Rejected by trial court as also High Court
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