High Court allowed an application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. recalling an order closing evidence due to the death of a witness. The court exercised inherent powers to set aside the trial court's order following genuine grounds for recall.
Impugned order dated 26.02.2024 set aside; order dated 02.11.2023 recalled; Rs. 5,000 cost imposed on applicant.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:119730
Court No. - 74
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 9564 of 2024
Applicant :- Indra Bahadur Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Rudra Kant Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Preeti Yadav,Ravi Kant Yadav
Hon'ble Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.
“ददनननक- 26.02.2024-
पतनवलल पपश उभयपक कप अधधवकन उपसससत। पनसरनन पत 27 ब हहई। इनदबहनददरककओरसपशपषसनकयपसतदतकरनपकनअवसरपदननदकए जननप कक यनचनन इस आधनर पर कक गयल हह दक दवपकल ददनननक02.11.2023 ककसनकयअनदकतनहहकरनसकनऔरअवसरसमनपकर ददयनगयन।जननबबझकरककईलनपरवनहलनहहदकयनगयन, सनकयअनदकतन हकनपसपअपबरर कदतहकगल।इसधलएददनननक 02.11.2023 ककररकनल करसनकयपसतदतकरनपहपतदअवसरककयनचननककगयलहह।
आवपददकनककओरसपघकरआपधतकरतपहहएकहनगयनदकपयनपअवसर ददयनजनचदकनहह।इसधलएपनसरननपतखनररजदकयनजनवप।
सदननएवनपतनवललकनअवलककनदकयन।
पतनवललकप अवलककनसपपररलदकतहकतनहहदकददनननक-24.05.2023 ककआवपददकनकनसनकयसमनपदकयनगयन, इसकप पशनतपतनवललददनननक11.07.2023 ककपल०डबलयब०-1 कनसनकयअनदकतहहआऔरददनननक-
06.09.2023 ककदवपकल ककओरसपककई सनकय पसतदतनहह हहआ औरनहलमकहलतददयनगयन।तदकपरननतददनननक-02.11. 2023 कक सनकयकनअवसरसमनपकरददयनगयन।
पशगतवनदअनतगरतधनरन-125 दन०प०सन०कप अनरतगतदनधखलहह, जक सनदकपतनदवचनररतहकनपवनलनपकररहह।परररनमततपनसरननपत 27 बकक सवलकनरदकएजननपकनपयनरपआधनरनहहहह।अततखनररजदकयनजनतन हह।पतनवललवनसतपअनदपनलन AIR 2021 SC 569 रजनपशबननमनपहन ” एवनबहसहपतदददनननक-19.04.2024 ककपपशहक।
Order Date :- 26.7.2024 N. Sinha
Digitally signed by :- NIRMAL SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should exercise its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to recall an impugned order whereby evidence was closed without appreciating the applicant's valid reason for non-a
Whether the High Court can recall the order closing evidence due to the death of a witness despite the failure of the trial court to appreciate the application for adjournment.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Indra Bahadur
State of U.P.
Opposite Party-2
Saurabh Shyam Shamshery
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