Supreme Court of India · 2021-01-29
Ajay Kumar @ Bittu vs The State Of Uttarakhand
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 683
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ajay Kumar @ Bittu
- Respondent
- The State Of Uttarakhand
- Author
- Ashok Bhushan
- Bench
- M.R. Shah, R. Subhash Reddy, Ashok Bhushan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the dismissal of a Criminal Revision by the Uttarakhand High Court, which upheld the Additional District Judge's order summoning the appellants under Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. The court analyzed the criteria for summoning additional accused and emphasized the necessity of sufficient evidence to justify such action. Ultimately, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, affirming the summons issued against the appellants.