Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 361 · Decided 6 May 2004
N. Somashekar (Dead) BY LRS. v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 361 · [2004] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 379
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1262/1997
- Decided
- 6 May 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 341, 302, 201, 507, 506; CrPC Section 378, 386, 164
Headnote
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 378 and 386-Appeal against acquittal-Inteiference by High Court-Scope of-Acquittal by Trial Court on conjectures and surmises-High Court ordering conviction- A B On appeal, Held: Though interference with acquittal order is limited, but C permissible where Court justified in interfering and ordering conviction. Sentencing-Death of accused-lmpleadment of LRs.-Effect on, D sentencing and fine-Sentence became unexecutable-Fine of Rs. 1 lac reduced to Rs. 50000. The case of the prosecution was that appellant-accused, a police official, went
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)