MD Moiuddin Alias Mister Alias MD Moinuddin v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi — Cr.M.P. No. 508 of 2024, decided 10.01.2025 by Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J. S.482 CrPC petition dismissed; refusal under S.311 to recall discharged witness Salauddin (PW-4) for further cross-examination in ST Case No. 389 of 2018 upheld in effect; held that re-opening of the case solely because the witness was cross-examined by junior counsel and not by senior counsel cannot be entertained; trial at S.313 CrPC stage; no precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Re-opening of the case only on the ground of further cross-examination of the witnesses — on the ground stated by learned counsel that the witness was not cross-examined by the senior counsel of the petitioner — cannot be entertained. ¶18