Sri. Syed Irfan v. State of Karnataka by
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC, CRL.P No. 10837 of 2026, 22.07.2026, Justice M. Nagaprasanna. Recall of witness / further cross-examination under Section 311 CrPC rejected as belated; High Court quashes rejection where application is the first one despite one-year gap and ongoing defence arguments. Keywords: S.311 CrPC recall PW-1; belated stage; first application; defence side argument; NDPS Act Ss.20(b)(ii)(c), 25; Spl.C.No.29/2024; Crime No.124/2023; Narasimha Raja P.S. Mysore; VII Addl. District and Sessions Judge Mysore; order dated 08.04.2026 quashed; S.482 CrPC / S.528 BNSS; accused No.2 Syed Irfan; PW-1 examined 04.04.2025; SLP (Crl.) 969/2025 (referenced within impugned order only). Useful for: petitions challenging refusal of recall/cross-examination applications on grounds of delay alone.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Petition allowed; order dated 08.04.2026 of the VII Addl. District and Sessions Judge Court at Mysore in Spl.C.No.29/2024 quashed; petitioner's Section 311 Cr.P.C. application allowed; trial court directed to fix a date for cross-examination of PW.1 and regulate procedure in accordance with law.