Supreme Court · 1954 INSC 52 · Decided 22 April 1954
Ronald Wood Mathams v. State of West BENGAL.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1954 INSC 52 · [1955] 1 S.C.R. 216
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 9/1952
- Decided
- 22 April 1954
- Bench
- MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, SUDHI RANJAN DAS, NATWARLAL HARILAL BHAGWATI, B. JAGANNADHADAS, T.L. VENKATARAMA AIYYAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 257, 197; Constitution Article 134(l)(c)
Headnote
COURT REPORTS RONALD WOOD MATHAMS v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL. (With connected Appeals) [1955] [MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN C.J., s. R. DAS, BHAGWATI, JAGANNADHADAS and VENKATARAMA AYYAR JJ.] Code of Criminal Procedure (Act V of 1898), s. 257-Absence of opportunity to produce defence evidence-Effect of Criminal Procedure, 1898, there is no fair trial ·and the accused cannot be convicted, even though the prosecution evidence by itself may tend to establish a strong case against him. Rules of procedure designed to ensure justice must be scru· pulously observed and Courts should
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