Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 391 [Corresponding Sec. 432 of BNSS, 2023]–Scope–The overriding objective of the provision is to facilitate the just and fair adjudication of matter, rather than to unduely protect or complicate the trial process–The introduction of additional evidence should be considered solely in instances where it is indispensible for the fair and equitable determination of the case at hand and where such evidence was either not available or could not have been adduced during the original trial, despite the exercise to due diligence by the parties involved.
