Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Objection to Irregularity — Failure to Object at Appropriate Time Cures Irregularity by Virtue of Section 168 of Criminal Procedure Act

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Failure to object to procedural irregularity at trial when it could have been cured waives the right to appeal on that ground. Section 168 CPA prevents reversal for such unobjected irregularities. The principle applies to criminal procedure. The rule encourages timely objections to enable trial…

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