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Supreme Court of India

Waris v. State of Madhya Pradesh

Bharatiya ss.408, 432 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.367, 391

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
8 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 842
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 429/2020
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Whether Trial Court ought to have given proper time and opportunity to the legal aid defence counsel to prepare the matter and should have deferred the cross-examination of PW-1 by a reasonable time so as to ensure fairness in the proceedings.

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