Dispensation with personal attendance - Application allowed subject to certain conditions.

Citation

AIR 2020 SUPREME COURT 214

SUPREME COURT

(From: Hyderabad) : AIROnline 2019 SC 1774

ASHOK BHUSHAN , J. and M. R. SHAH , J.

Criminal Appeal No. 1901 of 2019 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 8136 of 2018), D/- 16 - 12 - 2019

Puneet Dalmia v. Central Bureau of Investigation, Hyderabad.

Criminal P.C. (2 of 1974), S.205 - Dispensation with personal attendance - Allegations against

accused for offences punishable under Ss.120-B, 420, 409, IPC and Ss. 9, 12, 13(2), 13(1)(c), (d)

of Prevention of Corruption Act - Accused, Director on Boards of several companies, on account

of posting case on every Friday facing undue hardship and financial loss - Nothing on record

to show that accused at any point of time tried to delay trial - Applications for exemption of co-

accused on very same ground were allowed - Application allowed subject to certain conditions.

Penal Code (45 of 1860), S.120B, S.420, S.409 - Prevention of Corruption Act (49 of 1988), S.9,

S.12, S.13(2), S.13(1)(c), S.13(1)(d) -

 (Paras 6 , 7) 

Cases Referred Chronological Paras

AIR 2018 SC 1435 : 2018 Cri LJ 3971 4.3, 5.3, 6

AIR 2001 SC 3625 : 2001 AIR SCW 3413