Supreme Court · 1955 INSC 1 · Decided 21 January 1955
Mahant Salig Ram v. Musammat Maya DEVI.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1955 INSC 1 · [1955] 1 S.C.R. 1191
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 118/1953
- Decided
- 21 January 1955
- Bench
- NATWARLAL HARILAL BHAGWATI, SYED JAFFER IMAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
>.y· S;C.R. SUPREME COURT REPORTS 1191 to direct a retrial though this is. the rionnal course . when a jury frial is set aside on the grounds of i:nis­ direction and non-direction. We tl).erefore discharge (nqt acquit) both the appellants leaving it to Govern­ ment ~ither to be''· left over ··for a separate ~rial,. ·The two convictioµ:s ~re, ' therefore quashed and. ·also . the sentences: ~e. are . told that the first accused has already .served out his.; sentence. The fine if paid, will be refunded. The bail bond
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