Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 391 CrPC | Appellate Courts Cannot Permit Additional Evidence to Cure Trial Defence Lacunae : Punjab & Haryana HC
Punjab & Haryana High Court rules that Section 391 CrPC cannot be invoked to introduce evidence at the appellate stage merely to rectify deficiencies in the trial defence, such as counsel miscommunication or vague assertions. The judgment reinforces that appellate courts must uphold the integrity of trial proceedings and cannot allow additional evidence to fill gaps not addressed during the original trial.