Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 313 · Decided 25 July 2001
Rakesh and ANR. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 313 · [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 744/2001
- Decided
- 25 July 2001
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, S.N. VARIAVA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 319, 319(1)
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Section 319-0ther persons-Not mentioned as accused in charge­ sheet-Power to proceed against-Statement of witness during trial revealed C involvement of some persons in the crime:_ Trial court arraigned these persons as accused without cross-examining the power under S.319-The word 'evidence' in S.319 is not evidence which is tested by cross-examination-Hence, there is no question of cross-examining D the witness prior to add,ing such a person as accused. Words and Phrases : "Evidence"-Meaning of-In the context of S.319(1) of the
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