CrPC S. 311 – The power of the court is not constrained by the closure of evidence, the broad powers under Section 311 are to be governed by the requirement of justice – The power must be exercised wherever the court finds that any evidence is essential for the just decision of the case – The statutory provision goes to emphasise that the court is not a hapless bystander in the derailment of justice – Quite to the contrary, the court has a vital role to discharge in ensuring that the cause of discovering truth as an aid in the realization of justice is manifest.
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