Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 602 · Decided 7 August 1997
B. Subba Rao and ORS. v. Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 602 · [1997] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 370
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 462/1993
- Decided
- 7 August 1997
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 302, 149; CrPC Section 379, 162, 164
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 148, 302/149/Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Section 379-Tiial Cowt acquitting accused persons of offences C u/s 148 and 302/149 !PC-High Cowt appreciating evidence and reversing order of acquittal-Interference by appellate Cowt-Wheri-Held, if two reasonable court should not disturb the order of acquittal-Supreme Coult (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970-Section 2. D Criminal Trial-Natural Witness-Public Officer functioning in his of­ fice-Offence taking place in his office in his presence-Public Officer detail­
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