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‘Non-filing of certificate at relevant stage is a curable defect’; Delhi HC sets aside order dismissing to take on record certificate u/s 65-B of IEA

The Court stated that certificate under Section 65-B of the IEA was a matter of procedure and by not allowing the same to be taken on record amounts to taking a hyper technical view which was against the settled preposition of law.

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[Aaj Tak Sting Operation] Certificate under Section 65B can be filed subsequently to ensure fair trial: Delhi HC remands matter back to Trial Court

“In criminal trials certificate in terms of Section 65-B of the Act is to filed before commencement of the trial. However, the Trial Court, in its discretion, after examining any application by the prosecution under Sections 91 or 311 CrPC or Section 165 of the Evidence, may permit production of such certificate at any stage of the trial if no irreversible prejudice is caused to the accused”