Supreme Court · 1984 INSC 240 · Decided 20 December 1984
Mohinder Singh and ORS. ETC. v. State of Punjab and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1984 INSC 240 · [1985] 2 S.C.R. 488
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 335/1982
- Decided
- 20 December 1984
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, A. VARADARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 377, 378, 366; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code 1973, Sections 377, 378 and 366. Appeal against acquittal by State Governinent to High Court-Powers of appellate COllrt-What are-High CoArl final court of facts-Correctness and acceptability of evidence-Duty-To be satisfied-Open to re-appraise e,ide11ce and decide appeal or writing a fresh judgmint-Proper direction by Govern1nen1 to file appeal­ Existence of·-Hi'gk Court whether competent to go- tlcrou!h tile saRcti•11 ft/,. D The four appellants in the appeal were triod by the Sc5sions Judie E ;~ F , ii ! G for offences under Sections 302/34 I. P.
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