The Supreme Court of India has reiterated that a trial court can summon additional accused under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) based solely on the examination-in-chief of a prosecution witness and need not await cross-examination, provided the material discloses involvement strong enough to require trial. The Court made this observation while
[S.319 CrPC] Additional Accused Can Be Summoned Based on Unrebutted Examination-in-Chief Without Waiting for Cross-Examination: Supreme Court
