Zile Singh Beniwal v. State

What is this about?

Section 319 CrPC power to take cognisance of an offence against a co-accused can be exercised only before acquittal or before sentencing of the accused; after conviction and sentencing (and during the ensuing appeal), further proceedings under Section 319 serve no purpose. Applying this principle to a petition under Section 482 CrPC against a Section 319 order kept pending since 2018, the High Court dismissed the petition as infructuous.