The Supreme Court of India, comprising a bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, has ruled that the wide discretionary power under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) cannot be exercised to fill up lacunae in the defense case or subject victims of heinous crimes to the trauma
Recall Power Under Section 311 CrPC Cannot Be Used To Fill Lacunae Or Repeatedly Cross-Examine Sexual Offence Victims: Supreme Court
