Section 311 CrPC Is Meant to Elicit the Truth, Not to Favour Either Side; Summoning of Prosecutrix's School Records Allowed in POCSO Case: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the object of Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is to discover the truth and ensure a just decision in every criminal case. The Court observed that the provision is not meant to favour either the prosecution or the accused but to enable the Court to bring the true facts before it. Accordingly, the High Court allowed an application filed…