A private counsel engaged by complainant can act only under guidance of the public prosecutor

A private counsel engaged by complainant can act only under guidance of the public prosecutor : A private counsel engaged by the complainant can act only under the guidance and instructions of the public prosecutor who is in-charge of the prosecution u/s 301, 302, 225 CrPC. See :

(i) Sidharth Vashisth alias Manu sharma Vs. State of NCT of Delhi, AIR 2010 SC 2352

(ii) Shiv Kumar Vs. Hukum Chand, 1999 (39) ACC 715 (SC)

(iii) Kartika Chandra Bhattacharya Vs. State of UP, 1993 (30) ACC 688 (All)

(iv) Suresh Chandra Sharma Vs. State of UP, 1986 (23) ACC 234 (All)

(v) Iqbal Ahmed Vs. Ketki Devi, 1976 CrLJ 244 (All).