Supreme Court of India · 2015-03-16
R.Dineshkumar@Deena vs State Rep. By Inspector Of Police And Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- R.Dineshkumar@Deena
- Respondent
- State Rep. By Inspector Of Police And Ors
- Bench
- C. Nagappan, J. Chelameswar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the application under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which sought to summon an additional accused, L. Venkatesh, in a murder trial. The Court held that the trial court's dismissal of the petition was justified, emphasizing that the evidence presented did not warrant summoning PW64 as an accused at this stage. The ruling clarified the application of Section 319 Cr.P.C. in relation to the sufficiency of evidence for adding an accused during ongoing proceedings.