Amir and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 311 Cr.P.C. application by accused rejected; Section 482 Cr.P.C. petition dismissed by Allahabad High Court (Rajeev Misra, J.). Key points: Section 311 Cr.P.C. is an enabling provision with no limitation period, but the application must disclose proposed questions and their relevance; question proposed to PW-1 misconceived as contrary to prosecutrix's deposition (incident occurred while she went out to throw garbage); no questions or relevance disclosed for PW-2; cross-examination of PW-1 and PW-2 closed on 05.11.2022 and 24.11.2022; trial at Section 313 Cr.P.C. stage. Parties: applicants Amir and Manjoor Ali v. State of U.P. and 3 others. Neutral Citation 2025:AHC:4684; impugned order dated 06.08.2024; application dated 15.07.2024; decision dated 9.1.2025.
What did the court decide?
Section 311 Cr.P.C. is an enabling provision which enables the Court to unearth the truth at any stage of the proceedings; therefore there can be no limitation for filing an application under Section 311 Cr.P.C.