Judge entitled to alter verdict already delivered in open court until judgement is signed & sealed- SC

SC held that We do not find any forcible submission advanced on behalf of the petitioners that once the order had been dictated in open court, the order to review or recall is not permissible in view of the provisions of Section 362 Cr.P.C. for the simple reason that Section 362 Cr.P.C. puts an embargo to call, recall or review any judgment or order passed in criminal case once it has been pronounced and signed. In the instant case, admittedly, the order was dictated in the court, but had not been signed. In Mohan Singh v. King-Emperor 1943 ILR (Pat) 28, a similar issue was examined wherein th...