Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 333 · Decided 22 March 2007
Netraj Singh v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 333 · [2007] 4 S.C.R. 370
- Case number
- Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 10384/2004
- Decided
- 22 March 2007
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, R.V. RAVEENDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 149
Headnote
Practice and Procedure-Change of counsel-Acquittal of accused- ~- appellant by Sessions Court-Appeal by State before High Court, during c pendency of which, accused filed application for permission to change counsel which was al/owed-However, on the day of final hearing in respect of the appeal, of accused when the matter was taken -~ up for hearing-Reversal of order of acquittal by High Court in absence of accused's counsel-Challenge to-Held: There was obvious prejudice to the D accused-Hence judgment of High Court not sustainable-Matter remitted back for fresh consideration-Penal
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