This criminal petition allowed the petitioner to summon C.D. Karthikeyan as a defence witness and set aside the impugned order from the XIV Special Magistrate. Pending miscellaneous petitions were closed.
Order allowed; impugned order set aside; Mr. C.D. Karthikeyan to be summoned as a defence witness.
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE U.DURGA PRASAD RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No.1499 of 2015
ORDER:
Heard learned counsel for petitioner and perused the impugned Order dated 5.12.2014 in Crl.M.P.No.2334 of 2014 in C.C.No.186 of 2014 on the file of XIV Special Magistrate, Hyderabad.
Having regard to the submission of learned counsel for petitioner that it is important for the petitioner to summon and examine the son of Dhanraj i.e., C.D. Karthikeyan, as a witness to establish his defence and therefore, he may be ordered to be summoned as defence witness if not as Court witness, this Criminal Petition is allowed and the impugned Order dated 05.12.2014 in Crl.M.P.No.2334 of 2014 in C.C.No.186 of 2014 is set aside and the learned XIV Special Magistrate, Hyderabad, is directed to summon Mr. C.D.Karthikeyan as a witness on behalf of defence for examination.
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.
______________________ U.DURGA PRASAD RAO,J
11-03-2015 Note: Issue C.C. by tomorrow. eha
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE U.DURGA PRASAD RAO
CRIMINAL PETITION No. 1499 of 2015
Dt. 11.03.2015
eha
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to summon C.D. Karthikeyan as a defence witness.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Petitioner
State of Andhra Pradesh
U.Durga Prasad Rao
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