Akhilesh vs State Of Uttar Pradesh 2025 INSC 431 - S. 319 CrPC

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973- Section 319 CrPC - powers under Section 319 CrPC1 are wide and if, during the trial or inquiry, any person, who appears to be involved in the commission of a crime but not brought before the Court as an accused, can be summoned by the Court to face the trial and such a person can be tried together with the other accused being tried before the Court. [Context: HC set aside the Trial Court order passed under Section 319 CrPC - Allowing appeal, SC observed: High Court erred in setting aside the well reasoned order of Trial Court by giving undue weightage to the Section 161 CrPC statements of some witnesses. When the Trial Court, on the strength of the testimonies of PW-1 and PW-2, has summoned respondent nos.2 and 3 to face Trial, then this decision of the Trial Court does not merit interference in the light of the evidence before the Court.]