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The Central Bureau of Investigation v. Mir Usman @ Ara @ Mir Usman Ali

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Reported as [2025] 9 S.C.R. 1490
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 22 September 2025

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Issue for Consideration When victim herself has stepped into witness box, whether her examination can be done in piecemeal. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.309 – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 – s.346 – Examination of witnesses – In the instant case, trial court recorded the statement of the victim and thereafter adjourned the matter for further examination by a period of four months – Whether such prevailing practice can be approved: Held: Section 309 of the Cr.P. . (now Section 346 of the BNSS, 2023) contains a mandatory provision that in every inquiry or trial,

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