Whether Court can examine witness present before Court where party or his pleader is not present in the Court?

  As per section 309 subsection 2 sub clause  (c), crpc

"where a witness is present in the court but a party or his pleader is not   present or the party or his pleader though present in the court is not ready to  examine or  cross examine the witness, but court may if thinks fit, record the statement of witness and pass such orders as it thinks fit dispensing with examination in chief or cross examination of the witness as the case may be".

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