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.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
311 CrPC Power to summon material witness, or examine person present
311 CrPC Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signatures or handwriting
312 CrPC Expenses of complainants and witnesses
313 CrPC Power to examine the accused
314 CrPC Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments
315 CrPC Accused person to be competent witness
316 CrPC No influence to be used to induce disclosure
317 CrPC Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases
318 CrPC Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings
319 CrPC Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence