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1 - 10 of 16 (0.29 seconds)Section 161 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 341 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 148 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 3 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 506 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Section 147 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Hardeep Singh vs State Of Punjab & Ors on 10 January, 2014
16.In the judgment reported in 2017 (16) SCC 226 – (S.Mohammed
Ispahani Vs. Yogendra Chandak and Others), the Hon'ble Supreme Court has
held that the power of Court to summon persons, not named in the charge
sheet, to face on going trial - nature of evidence that may be relied upon for
exercise of the powers and law laid down by the Hon'ble Five Judge Bench in
2014 (3) SCC 92 – Hardeep Singh Vs. State of Punjab and Others, clarified
wherein, it is been held that merely because, the name of the petitioners are
mentioned in the FIR and also the statement witnesses recorded under Section
161 Cr.P.C, it is not open to the Court to relied upon the statement recorded
under Section 161 Cr.P.C has independent witness, the same only be
corroborating material. Further, the standard of evidence required for
exercising the power under Section 319 of Cr.P.C viz, strong and cogent
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evidence in the absence of suggestive and co-gent evidence merely because of
any assertion of statement of PW1 in the witnesses box during the Trial, the
Court cannot exercise the power to add any accused in the on going trial,
because the power to be exercised only where strong and cogent evidence
occurs against a person and not casual and cavalier manner. In respect of the
word “evidence” is required to be brought before the Court Trial. The material
evidence collected by the investigation officer at the state of enquiry may be
utilized only for corroboration and to support the evidence recorded and
examined from the trial by the Court to invoke the power.