Any Court may, at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code, summon any person as a witness, or examine any person in attendance, though not summoned as a witness, or recall and re-examine any person already examined; and the Court shall summon and examine or recall and re-examine any such person if his evidence appears to it to be essential to the just decision of the case.
Section 311: Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Central Act · 1973
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Section | 311 |
| Marginal note | Power to summon material witness, or examine person present |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 1,363 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CRR/1211/2026 of HARNEEP ALIAS NIPU Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-05-05
- CRMP/340/2026 of GHANSHYAM NARANG Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2026-02-03
- Crl.Rev.P./15/2023 of SHNGAIN LAMARE Vs THE STATE OF MEGHALAYAHigh Court of Meghalaya · 2026-02-03
- CRMP/343/2026 of TAMU BHIMA Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARHHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2026-02-02
- CR. MISC./56205/2018 of Jyotish Kumar Vs The State Of BiharPatna High Court · 2026-01-31
- CRR/587/2025 of BIKASH MONDAL Vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANRCalcutta High Court · 2026-01-30
- CRM-M/47665/2025 of JASBIR KAUR ALIAS SUNDRI Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-29
- CRLMC/5670/2025 of SUJATA BARAL Vs STATE OF ODISHAHigh Court of Orissa · 2026-01-27
- CRR/3214/2025 of JASMER SINGH Vs STATE OF HARYANAHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-22
- CRM-M/52600/2018 of RAJIV KUMAR SHARMA Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERSHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-20
- CRM-M/7178/2022 of IRFAN ALAM Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-20
- CRL.P/11445/2025 of M/S. MEDIWIN PHARMA Vs SRI. PRAKASH. MHigh Court of Karnataka · 2026-01-19
- CRM-M/51779/2019 of SATYAJOT SINGH Vs U.T CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHERHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-19
- CRLMC/198/2026 of CHAKRADHAR BISWAL Vs STATE OF ODISHAHigh Court of Orissa · 2026-01-19
- CRM-M/61120/2025 of VED RAM ALIAS BED RAM Vs STATE OF PUNJABHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-19
- CRR/2230/2025 of HARWINDER SINGH Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANRHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2026-01-15
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