LAW FOR ALL

Scope of sec.301 and Sec.311 Cr.P.C. - Duty of court / Public prosecutor = Victim/ complainant has got limited scope to participate in criminal trial as state take over the case - When latches and lacunas were brought to the notice before the court or Public prosecutor by him/her , it is their duty to consider the same instead of reject the same as not maintainable under sec.301 Cr. P.C. - When an official Witness who conducted Test Identification parade - Being a Judicial Officer - how can he be permitted to depose in his chief examination contradicting his report/beyond his report which was not found in his record produced - is it not a duty of court or the public prosecutor to cross examine that witness statement made deliberately with out any basis infavour of Accused = Apex court set aside the orders of Lower court and High court and directed the lower court to recall the witness and made specific cross examination about the specific point deposed by him with out any record or beyond his record test identification report and gave an opportunity to file written submissions at the time of arguments = Sister Mina Lalita Baruwa …. Appellant VERSUS State of Orissa and others …. Respondent = published in http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/imgst.aspx?filename=41046