Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 696 · Decided 16 May 2008
Latu Mahto & ANR. v. The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 696 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 1048
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 923/2008
- Decided
- 16 May 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3021149, 302134, 149, 326; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
1048 A LATU MAHTO & ANR. ' ( ;~ v. THE STATE OF BIHAR (NOW JHARKHAND) , (Criminal Appeal No. 923 of 2008) B MAY 16, 2008 (DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, JJ.) 'f.._ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.313 - Power to ... c examine the· accused - Statement of accused - Also, presence/participation of accused not established - D Thus, conviction by courts below not maintainable - Penal .+ Code, 1860 .... s. 302, 149 rlw s. 34. Practice and Procedure - Judgment/Order - Require- ment of recof'ding reasons - Held: It is essential to give a rea- soned order -
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