Supreme Court of India
Ajay Kumar @ Bittu & Anr. v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
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We hold that though only a prima facie case is to be established from the evidence led before the court, not necessarily tested on the anvil of cross-examination, it requires much stronger evidence than mere probability of his complicity.
Judgment, page 6
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 319 – Application under – Appellants summoned by order dated 17.8.2019 – As the appellants did not appear before the Court, bailable warrant issued on 5.9.2019 and non-bailabl e warrant issued on 18.9.2019 issuing notice u/s. 446 Cr. P. . – Criminal Revision by appellants against order dated 17.8.2019 – High Cour t dismissed the Revision on the ground that there was concealment o f fact as order dated 18.9.2019 was not placed on record – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: Power u/s. 319 is extra-or dinary and discretionary and has to be exercised sparingly –
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