Supreme Court · 1960 INSC 256 · Decided 9 December 1960
Sanwat Singh & Others v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1960 INSC 256 · [1961] 3 S.C.R. 120
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 119/1958
- Decided
- 9 December 1960
- Bench
- SYED JAFFER IMAM, K. SUBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
SUPREME COURT BEPORTS SANW AT SINGH & OTHERS v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN (JAFER IMAM, K. ·SuBBA RAO and RAGHUB.AR DAYAL, JJ.) [1961) Appeal-Against acquittal-Principles to be /ollcwed- "Sub­ stantial and compelling reason"--Meaning and scope of-Power of Co11rt-Constitution of and cultivators who reached the temple first occupied a place therein which was usually occupied by Rajputs. Subsequently Rajputs arrived and resented the occupation of the silting place by the cultivators. They shifted to a short distance and after holding a brief conference came back to the
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