Court calls for action against judge over failure to ensure presence of accused in 2018 case: Allahabad High Court
The Background: The Allahabad High Court recently addressed an application under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, filed by Vishwanath Agarwal and another person, regarding the quashing of proceedings in Criminal Case No.1912 of 2018. The case arose from an incident under Section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, at M/s Agrawal Automobile, a retail outlet of petrol lubricants in Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Allegations: The applicants…