prejudiced in any manner. It is a fact that under Section 313 of the Cr. PC, the accused has a duty to furnish explanation in his statement regarding the incriminating material that has been produced against him and to explain any circumstances appearing in the evidence against him and Section 313 Cr. PC also permits the petitioner to furnish his own version with regard to his involvement and to put forward his defence. The purpose of examining the accused under Section 313 Cr.PC is to meet the requirement of the principles of natural justice and is to give an opportunity to him to explain the circumstances appearing against him as well as to put forward his defence. There is no dispute that the petitioner has already been examined in this matter by the Court under Section 313 Cr. PC, after the evidence of the prosecution, giving him an opportunity to explain the circumstances appearing against him and to put forward his defence, which means that the petitioner has already explained the circumstances appearing against him and has put forward his defence in the statement under Section 313 Cr. PC. In these circumstances, when the petitioner has already explained the circumstances appearing against him as well as put forward his defence during his examination under Section 313 Cr. PC, it cannot be said, by any stretch of imagination, that any prejudice would have been caused to the petitioner, had he examined himself earlier than the deposition of the two witnesses in his defence.
