Section 317 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
317. Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases ... stage of an inquiry or trial under this Code, if the Judge or Magistrate is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded, that the personal attendance
filed a petition under Section 317 of the Criminal Procedure Code
( Cr.P.C .) in Crl.M.P.No.73 of 2025, to condone ... Page 2 of 18
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filed similar petitions under Section 317 Cr.P.C. on ten earlier occasions
between
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SI.NO Petitioners/ Total No. of No. of days No. of 317 Allowed Dismissed
Accuseds hearing present ... concerned, the criminal case is pending for about 22
years and out of 451 hearings, the accuseds have filed 317 Cr.P.C petitions
inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this Code by a Magistrate or Court;
Section 317 Cr.P.C. is also quoted herein below:
317 ... Section 88 of Cr.P.C. can be filed both under Section 205 of Cr.P.C. or under Section 317 of
absent. No representation for A3. Issue NBW, A14
absent petition u/s 317 Cr.P.C is filed allowed. NBW pending
http://www.judis ... present. A8 absent.
Petition u/s.317 CrPC is filed and allowed. Case adjourned to
5.1.07 for futher proceedings.
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above discussion, it is apposite now to have
recourse to Section 317 Cr.P.C. which reads:-
"317.Provision for inquiries and trial being ... inquiry or trial and in view of Section 317
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Cr.P.C the courts are under discretion
I.P.C. dismissing the application moved by the applicant under the provisions of Section 205 / 317 Cr.P.C. to exempt the applicant from ... said case,
9. Thereafter the applicant filed an application under Section 205 / 317 Cr.P.C. some time in May, 2014 for grant of exemption
Court for his examination under section
313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by undertaking a long
journey from his present place of residence ... Crl.P_3880_2016
under Section 317 (1) of Cr.P.C. dispensed with the appearance of
the petitioner therein making observation that the appearance
above discussion, it is apposite now to have
recourse to Section 317 Cr.P.C. which reads:-
"317.Provision for inquiries and trial being ... inquiry or trial and in view of Section 317
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Cr.P.C the courts are under discretion
relevant legal provision, namely, Section
205 Cr.P.C. and Section 317 Cr.P.C., which are reproduced
hereinafter:
205. Magistrate may dispense with
personal ... accused persons and the Code of Criminal Procedure
has provided certain provisions, like, 205 Cr.P.C . and 317 Cr.P.C .
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