Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Chapter xx–Summary trial–Trial Court dispensed with the examination in chief of the complainant and proceeded to record the statements of accused–Whether proper ?–Held, no–Right of the accused to cross-examine the witnesses of the complainant is an
extension of the fundamental right to defend himself–Trial would be vitiated in not adhering to the mandatory principles of trial–Impugned order deserves to be quashed.
