Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 251 · Decided 17 March 2026
Mohammad Kaleem v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 251 · [2026] 3 S.C.R. 586
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1430/2026
- Decided
- 17 March 2026
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 302, 120; CrPC Section 319
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the propriety of the exercise of power by the Trial Court u/s.319 Cr.PC and the justifiability of the imprimatur granted thereto by the Court below. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.319 - Exercise of power under a mini trial - Trial Court and High Court refused to allow the Appellant- complainant's application to summon additional accused filed u/s.319 holding that the evidence of the complainant was inconsistent with the FIR and the documentary record, and that the statements of PW-6
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