Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 57 · Decided 11 February 1999
State of Kerala v. Puttumana Illath Jathavedan Namboodiri ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 57 · [1999] 1 S.C.R. 575
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 554/1995
- Decided
- 11 February 1999
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, S. RAJENDRA BABU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 408, 468, 477A; CrPC Section 397
Headnote
B -· • Criminal Procedure Code 1973-Section 397-Revisional jurisdic- tio11-Co11viction and sentence by Magistrate and by Sessions Judge in ap- peal-High Court setting aside conviction and sentence upon reappreciating evidence, whether exceeding its revisional jurisdiction----Held, feature is brought to the notice of the High Court which would tantamount to gross miscarriage of justice, High Court not to reappreciate evidence and come to its_ own con- clusion-Penal Code, Sections 408, 468 and 477A. The accused-respondent was convicted and sentenced by the D Magistrate
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