Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 225 · Decided 24 April 2002
Shashikant Singh v. Tarkeshwar Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 225 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 400
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 547/2000
- Decided
- 24 April 2002
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, Y.K. SABHARWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 319; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 319-Power to proceed against persons other than the accused who appear to be guilty of offence- C Conclusion of trial in respect of accused before the Court-Summoning of newly added person for. trial pursuant to order passed by court-Effect of­ Held, trial since fresh trial in respect of newly added person is mandatory whereas the mandate that 'newly added accused could be tried together with the accused is directory. D E Interpretation of Statutes~Provision capable of two possible constructions-Scope of-Court to adopt a reasonable and common
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