GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON BIRAJ SARMAH DHITAL ALIAS BIRAJ SHARMA DHITAL V/S KIRAN THAPA

GUWAHATI, India, Sept. 23 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Aug. 22:

1. Heard Mr. B. Konwar learned counsel for the revision petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. Dewri, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. The petitioner, herein who as accused is facing a proceeding before the learned Court below under Section 138 of the N.I Act, 1881 (hereinafter the Act), is challenging the impugned order dated 31.05.2025, passed by the learned JMFC No.4, Kamrup(M), Guwahati, rejecting the application of the petitioner/accused seeking to call some additional witnesses in exercise of powers of the Section 311 Cr.PC.

3. The learned counsel for the revision petitioner has stated and submitted that there was a transaction of Rs.50,000/- betw...