Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 179 · Decided 17 September 1974
Dhondiba Gundu Pomaje & ORS. v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 179 · [1975] 2 S.C.R. 66
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 325/1974
- Decided
- 17 September 1974
- Bench
- P. JAGANMOHAN REDDY, P.K. GOSWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 421; Constitution
Headnote
Practice and Procedure-Criminal appeal to High Court-Summary dismissal by High Coun-Duty 10 give reasons. Inasmuch as under the Constitution any person aggrieved by an order of the High Court can petition to the Supreme Court under Art. 136 for special leave, it is necessary, having regard to the of dismissal by the one. word 'dismissed', that the High Court should give some reasons why no .arguable case is made out on a perusal of the appeal petition and the judgment of the lower court. In the. absence of reasons. this Court can hold the dismissal to be justified or allow the appeal
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