Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 45 · Decided 13 March 1973
Mustaq Ahmed Mohed Hussain Mukhtar Hussain Ali Hussain v. The State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 45 · [1973] 3 S.C.R. 670
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 9/1973
- Decided
- 13 March 1973
- Bench
- C.A. VAIDYIALINGAM, I.D. DUA, A. ALAGIRISWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 511, 34; CrPC Section 421
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure s. 421-Power of l(igh Court to 'dismiss appeal in limine-When may be exercisted-Higl] Court must record reasons and it is not sufficient to sa,v 'dis1nissed'. Jn this appeal by special leave the short question requiring deter­ mination was whether the High Court of with one word 'dismissed' the appellants' · appeal against their conviction by the Sessions Judge, Jam~gar for offences under s. 420 read with ss. 511 and 34, I.P.C. and under s. 474 read with s. 34, JJ!dian Penal Code, Allowing the appcal, HELD: Section 421 Cr.P.C. no doubt empowers the
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