Can An Accused Added U/S 319 CrPC Seek Discharge U/s 227 CrPC ? Supreme Court To Re-examine Correctness Of Earlier Judgment

Whether an accused added under Section 319 CrPC can seek discharge under Section 227 CrPC? The Supreme Court agreed to examine this issue raised in a special leave petition.Appearing for a petitioner in a special leave petition, Senior Advocate S. Nagamuthu had contended that this issue was answered in the negative in Jogendra Yadav Vs. State of Bihar (2015) 9 SCC 244 and that the said view...