Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 205 · Decided 12 October 1979
Ram Prasad Sahu and ORS. v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1979 INSC 205 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 927
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 613/1979
- Decided
- 12 October 1979
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, R.S. PATHAK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149; Constitution Article 136; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
927 Special Leave, under Articll' 136 of the Constitution-Lilnitations-Sentencini Verdict-Factors to be taken note of. Tue appellants were held guilty by the Sessions Court under Section 302 A B read with Section 149 J.P.C. plus some lesser offences; but the High Court soften- C ·ed both leave, limited to sentence. Allowing in part, the Court, HELD ; 1. Every error does not confer a visa into this Court lest the flood· gates of litigation should flow as an irresistible stream making the Supreme Court a superior High Court of appeal. Doing so, in exercise of this Court's
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