Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 27 · Decided 21 January 2000
Ambika Prasad and ANR. v. State (Delhi Administration, Delhi)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 27 · [2000] 1 S.C.R. 342
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1152/1997
- Decided
- 21 January 2000
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34, 341, 307; CrPC Section 156, 15, 309
Headnote
PRASAD AND ANR. v. STATE (DELHI ADMINISTRATION, DELHI) JANUARY 21, 2000 (G.B. PATTANAIK A.~ M.B. SHAH, JJ.J Criminal law : Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 : Sections 156 and 15'7--Defective investigation-Effect of-Held : It is 11ot proper to acquit the accused, despite dr:f ective investigation, or win over the witness. Criminal Trial: Object of-Duties of Judge-Held: A Judge should not only see that E no innocent man is punished but also ensure that a guilty man does not escape. Prosecutiort-lnvestigating Officer (10)-Non-examination of-10 did not step into the witness box without
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