Supreme Court of India

Ramesh Chandra Srivastava v. The State of U. P. & Anr.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2021] 6 S.C.R. 219
Bench K. M. Joseph and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha JJ.
Decided 13 September 2021

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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We hold that though only a prima facie case is to b e established from the evidence led before the court, not necessarily 223 tested on the anvil of cross-examination, it requires much stronger evidence than mere probability of his complicity.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Summons purporting to invoke power u/s.319 CrPC – Challenge to – Murde r – Deposition of second respondent that her husband (deceased) was murdered by his employer (the appellant) with the help of his friends – Deceased was the driver of appellant – Ap plication on behalf of prosecution invoking s.319 CrPC – Sessions J udge held that power u/s.319 CrPC has to be invoked and ordered to summon the appellant – Order upheld by High Court – Held: The statement of law as regards the standards fixed for invoking power u/s.319 CrPC is contained in paragraphs

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 referred to

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