Summoning of Documents from the Bank in a Crl Case
In a criminal case where the accused who is himself a guarantor in a loan, is charged with forgery 467,468 etc on the complaint of another guarantor.
The case is slated for prosecution evidence (The evidence has not yet begun). Meanwhile the accused comes to know that there was a Departmental Enquiry also in the same matter against some Officers of the Court. The proceedings and the documents of this Departmental Enquiry are a useful record of facts related to the documents of which the accused is charges with forgery. The accused wants the Court to direct the concerned Bank to supply the proceedings of the Departmental Enquiry to the accused for his defence
1.Is the accused legally entitled to get the said documents?
2. Can an application be made before the trial court to direct the Bank authorities to supply the documents to the accused ? If yes, what is the relevant provision in the CrPC under which he can pray to the Court ?
