Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 167 · Decided 28 August 1980
State of Andhra Pradesh v. P. T. Appaiah and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 167 · [1981] 1 S.C.R. 580
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 112/1975
- Decided
- 28 August 1980
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, A.C. GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 302; CrPC Section 498, 429
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, s. 498-Difjerence between two Judges of High Court on nature of offence committed by accused-Reference to thud Judge-Third Judge considering evidence and finding accused not guilty­ Acquitta/ whether valid. The Sessions Judge convicting the respondents under them to imprisonment for life. On appeal, a Division Bench of the High Court found that the accus­ ed caused the injuries but the Judges composing the Division Bench differed D on .the nature of the offence committed by the accused. The third Judge to whom the case was referred under section
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