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Section 311 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 91 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Anju Chaudhary vs State Of U.P.& Anr on 13 December, 2012
From the above, it discernible that grant of opportunity to be
heard to an accused before passing order u/s 319 is mandatory as
per the verdict of the Apex Court. Though such an opportunity is
not perceivable from the plain reading of language of Section 319
but the Apex Court has impliedly held that the principle of natural
justice (audi alteram partem) is inherent in the provision.
6.2 Learned counsel for the victim placing reliance on another
Coordinate Bench decision of the Apex Court in the case of Anju
Chaudhary (supra) which has not been considered by the Apex
Court in its subsequent decision of Jogendra Yadav, has
contended by referring to para 34 that no prior opportunity of
hearing before invoking Section 319 is necessary as no such
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opportunity is contemplated by the said provision. The relevant
paragraph 34 of the said decision is reproduced below for
convenience and ready reference:-
Section 154 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 397 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Yogendra Prasad Yadav & Ors vs State Of Bihar & Anr on 3 November, 2011
6.3 Thus the dispute before the Apex Court in the case of Anju
Chaudhary (supra) was distinct than the issue before the Apex
Court in the case of Jogendra Yadav and Hardeep singh(supra)
which directly dealt with provisions of Section 319 Cr.P.C.
Consequently, the decision in the case of Anju Chaudhary (supra)
is not an authority as regards Section 319 Cr.P.C. Accordingly, this
Court following the decision of the Apex Court in Jogendra
Yadav(supra) and more particularly Hardeep Singh has no
hesitation to hold that the trial Court ought to have afforded
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opportunity of being heard to the petitioner before invoking Section
319 Cr.P.C. Thus, to the above extent, the impugned order is
vitiated in the eye of law.
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Hardeep Singh vs State Of Punjab & Ors on 10 January, 2014
(i) The order impugned passed by the learned trial Court
in Special Sessions Trial No. 111 / 2009 passed on
19.05.2017 is set aside to the extent it allows application
under Section 319 Cr.P.C., with direction to the learned trial
Judge to afford opportunity to the petitioner to be heard
before deciding the application u/s 319 Cr.P.C. afresh in
terms of the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of
Hardeep Singh and Jogender Yadav (supra) as
expeditiously as possible.