Supreme Court of India

Sarbjit Singh & Anr. v. State of Punjab & Anr.

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Bench S.B. Sinha and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 12 May 2009

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Jde of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 319 - Applicability - Scope of - Held: the provision provides. extraordinary power to court - Such power should be exercised sparingly only in extraordinary cases - While exercising it, court to apply stringent test. During trial of a murder case, on the basis of th~ 0 statement of first informant, an application u/s. 319 CrPQ was filed for summoning the appellants, and the same was allowed by trial court.…

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