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Section 299 CrPC Order Mandatory for Absconding Accused: Mahendra Singh [2026 INSC 775]
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Section 299 CrPC Order Mandatory for Absconding Accused: Mahendra Singh [2026 INSC 775]

Supreme Court holds that testimony recorded at a co-accused's trial cannot be used against an absconding accused arrested later unless a Section 299 CrPC order found both abscondence and no immediate prospect of arrest at that time. With no such order, the key witness dead and identification doubtful, the appellant is acquitted of murder.

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Section 299 CrPC Order Mandatory for Absconding Accused: Mahendra Singh [2026 INSC 775]

Supreme Court holds that testimony recorded at a co-accused's trial cannot be used against an absconding accused arrested later unless a Section 299 CrPC order found both abscondence and no immediate prospect of arrest at that time. With no such order, the key witness dead and identification doubtful, the appellant is acquitted of murder.

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