Supreme Court of India

G. Someshwar Rao v. Samineni Nageshwar Rao & Anr. Etc.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2009] 11 S.C.R. 676
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 29 July 2009

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the interest of justice H would be subserved if an opportunity is granted to the appellant G. SOMESHWAR RAO v.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.243(2) - .,, Complaint of dishonour of cheque - Accused disputing the c document, seeking its examination by handwnting expert - Denied by courts below - On appeal, held.· accused, though entitled to fair trial and entitled to lead evidence to defend his case, such right is not absolute - Such right cannot be taken recourse to for delaying the proceedings - On facts, conduct of the accused shows that he intended to delay the disposal of the matter- Opportunity granted to the accused to examine ). - an expert at his own cost - Evidence Act, 1872 - ss. 45

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 mentioned

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.