Supreme Court of India
Magga and Another v. The State of Rajasthan
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What the Court ordered
In the result we allow this appeal, quash the convic tion and sentence passed on the appellants, and direct their retri!tl by the sessions judge in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Code.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), ss. 284, 285, 539-Asses soi·s-Trial with three assessors-Absence of one assessor during trial-Substitution of new person-Legality of trial-Re-appear ance of absent assessor-Continuing trial with four assessors Va,lidity of trial. Section 285 of the Criminal Procedure Code permits a trial commenced with the aid of three assessors to be continued and completed with the aid of less than three if during the course of the trial any assessor is prevented by sufficient cause from at tending. It does not, however, authorise the substitution of an assessor for
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