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Crpc.sec.306:Tender of Pardon to accomplice.

          sec.307:Power to direct tender of pardon.

        Case Law: Ashok Kumar Agarwal v CBI 2001 Cri.LJ Del 3710

Sec.306 of Cr.P.C. Tender of pardon to accomplice.

(1) With a view to obtaining the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in or privy to an offence to which this section applies, the Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Metropolitan Magistrate at any stage of the investigation or inquiry into, or the trial of, the offence, and the Magistrate of the first class inquiring into or trying the offence, at any, stage of the inquiry or trial, may tender a pardon to such person on condition of his making a full and true disclosure of the whole of the circumstances within his knowledge relative to the offence and to every other person concerned, whether as principal or abettor, in the commission thereof.



(2) This section applies to-

(a) Any offence triable exclusively by the Court of Session or by the Court of a Special Judge appointed under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1952 (46 of 1952).



(b) Any offence punishable with imprisonment, which may extend to seven years or with a more severe sentence.

(3) Every Magistrate who tenders a pardon under sub-section (1) shall record-

(a) His reasons for so doing;



(b) Whether the tender was or was not accepted by the person to whom it was made,



and shall, on application made by the accused, furnish him with a copy of such record free of cost.

(4) Every person accepting a tender of pardon made under sub-section (1)-

(a) Shall be examined as a witness in the court of the Magistrate taking cognizance of the offence and in the subsequent trial, if any;



(b) Shall, unless he is already on bail, be detained in custody until the termination of the trial.

(5) Where a person has accepted a tender of pardon made under sub-section (1) and has, been examined under sub-section (4), the Magistrate taking cognizance of the offence shall, without making any further inquiry in the case.

(a) Commit it for trial-

(i) To the Court of Session if the offence is triable exclusively by that court or if the Magistrate taking cognizance is the Chief Judicial Magistrate;



(ii) To a court of Special Judge appointed under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1952 (46 of 1952), if the offence is triable exclusively by that court;

(b) In any other case, make over the case to the Chief Judicial Magistrate who shall try the case himself.

Section 306 - Approver - Suppressing material facts and giving false evidence - Approver can be tried for the offence in respect of which he had been given pardon - Despite this if public prosecutor does not take steps to proceed against the approver then Court has inherent power to proceed against approver in case he is wilfully suppressing material facts or is giving false evidence. (Renuka Bai & Rinku @ Ratan & Anr. Vs State of Maharashtra) 2006(4) Criminal Court Cases 329 (S.C.)

Sec.307 of Cr.P.C. Power to direct tender of pardon.

At any time after commitment of a case but before Judgment is passed, the court to which the commitment is made may, with a view, to obtaining at the trial the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, any such offence, tender a pardon on the same condition to such person.

Dear     dinesh,

I     think    Shree      has    said     it    all      and     nothing   remains    to     be    answered.

already discussed in details.you can go through the judgments---1)crpc 306---A L Asakan vs state of kerala -     2005(2)KerLJ 700. 2)crpc 307---narayan chetanram chaudhury vs state of maharashtra2000 Cri L J4640 sc

already discussed in details.you can go through the judgments---1)crpc 306---A L Asakan vs state of kerala -     2005(2)KerLJ 700. 2)crpc 307---narayan chetanram chaudhury vs state of maharashtra2000 Cri L J4640 sc