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Tony J Alapatt vs Kerala State Electricity Board on 24 November, 1978

12. This Court in Tomy.T.J.'s case (supra) had specifically directed that the trial court should return back the affidavit submitted by the accused and should permit the accused to ensure that in case he voluntarily examined himself as a defence witness, then the trial court should allow the defence witness DW-1/accused to tender his oral evidence in terms of Section 315 of the Cr.P.C. The present impugned order in Annexure-V is illegal and ultravires and has caused unnecessary inconvenience to both the complainant and the accused. Such situation could be easily avoided by the trial court by adopting the abovesaid procedure and by disabusing the notion that the earlier proceedings allowing the accused to tender proof affidavit in lieu of chief examination, would be a total bar from him being examined afresh in terms of Section 315 of the Cr.P.C. on the purported ground that it cannot be reviewed due to the bar contained in Section 315 of the Cr.P.C. If the said mechanistic approach of the learned Magistrate is upheld, then it will amount to denying the accused his precious right to defend himself in a criminal trial, which is nothing short of flagrant violation of the "due process" protection of Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
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