#right to adduce evidence

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a defendant’s right to adduce evidence cannot be permanently closed merely due to counsel’s unavoidable appearance in another proceeding, provided the conflict is verified and not dilatory. This ruling reinforces procedural fairness in civil trials and sets a precedent for courts to grant one final opportunity when legal representation is genuinely compromised, protecting litigants from arbitrary evidentiary closures.

The Bombay High Court has held that procedural rigidity must yield to substantive justice when an accused faces legitimate delays in securing official records from the Income Tax Department. This ruling reinforces that the right to present defence evidence under BNS 528 is not forfeited merely due to administrative timelines, safeguarding fair trial rights in complex financial cases.