Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 459 · Decided 9 September 2003
Hemraj and ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 459 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 466
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 702/2002
- Decided
- 9 September 2003
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, B.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 34, 302; CrPC Section 154, 2(a)
Headnote
Criminal Trial : Conviction-Appeal against-Evidence adduced by prosecution C inconsistent-Truthfulness of prosecution case doubtful-In such circumstances trial court acquitted accused-However, High Court reversed order of acquittal-Correctness of-Held : If on the basis of the same evidence two court, in an appeal against D acquittal, will not be justified in reversing the order of acquittal, unless it comes to the conclusion that the view taken by the trial court was wholly unreasonable or perverse-Penal Code, 1860, Ss. 302134. E Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3 : Section 154-First
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