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In Bhim Singh V/s Kan Singh - 2004 Cri.L.J 4306, it is observed that, "As Trial Court has inherent power to rectify such typographical mistakes to do justice between the parties. All the criminal Courts having such an auxiliary power subject to restrictions which justice, equity, good conscience and legal provisions demand provided it will not unnecessarily prejudice somebody else. The impugned order passed by the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, quashed and set aside and the amendment application filed by the complainant petitioner for correction of cheque number and date of information in the complaint allowed. Misc.petition allowed."

Crl.Apl.454/2023 It is further observed that, "Before proceeding further, it may be clarified first whether the mistakes as pointed out by the complainant petitioner in the complaint were typographical mistakes or not and for that Ex.P.1, which is a cheque, may be referred to where the cheque number has been clearly mentioned as 343336 and in Ex.P.2, which is letter which was issued by the Bank to the petitioner complainant, the date has been clearly mentioned as ... while in the complaint filed by the complainant petitioner, the cheque number and date have been shown as 383326 dated 08.01.2001 respectively. In this view of the matter, the mistakes can be said to be typographical mistakes. Before parting with this order, a question arises whether such type of mistakes can be rectified by the subordinate courts or not."