Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 75 · Decided 24 March 1981
Dagadu v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 75 · [1981] 3 S.C.R. 288
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 313/1974
- Decided
- 24 March 1981
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, BAHARUL ISLAM, A. VARADARAJAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 384, 421
Headnote
F 288 .DAGADU v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA . ·-··-·-~-··--- March 24, 1981 (S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, BAHARUL ISLAM AND A. VARADARAJAN, JJ.J Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, section 384 (section 421 of 1898 Code) ;.fl -Powers of the High Court to reject appeal Court has the undoubted power to summarily dismiss a first appeal against conviction of an accused yet in very serious cases like those under section 302 Indian Penal Code, or other cases where death or life irnprisoninent can be awarded, the High Court should consider the appeal on merits
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