Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Trial — Calling Witness Suo Motu After Close of Defence — Limits of Judicial Interference

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Suo motu witness calling after defence close is limited to unforeseen (ex improviso) defence cases. The evidence must be essential to just decision, not calculated to cause injustice. The principle applies to criminal trial procedure. The rule restricts judicial interference to prevent unfair surprise. The…

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