Supreme Court of India

Jitendra Nath Mishra v. State of U.P. & Anr

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Reported as [2023] 7 S.C.R. 642
Bench Dipankar Datta and Pankaj Mithal JJ.
Decided 2 June 2023

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Exercise of power under – Held: What is essential for exercise of the po wer u/ s.319 is that the evidence on record must show the involvement of a person in the commission of a crime and that the said person, who has not been arraigned as an accused, should face tr ial together with the accused already arraigned – However, the court holding a trial, if it intends to exercise power conferred by s.319 mu st not act mechanically merely on the ground that some evidence has come on record implicating the person sought to be summoned; its satisfaction

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