Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 280 · Decided 25 April 2013
Prem Kaur v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 280 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 1095
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1364/2008
- Decided
- 25 April 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 363, 148, 323, 149, 342, 506; CrPC Section 354, 313
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 376, 363, 148, 323, 149, 342 and 506 - Accused persons including father and son stated to have beaten, raped and tortured a labourer - Acquittal by trial court, affirmed A B c by High Court - Held: A judgment must show proper application of mind by Presiding Officer of the was proper evaluation of all the evidence on record, and that the conclusion is based on appreciation/ evaluation of evidence - Every court is duty bound to state reasons for its conclusions - In the instant case, trial court did not decide the case giving adherence to provisions of s. 354 CrPC -
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