Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 46 · Decided 20 January 2005
State of M.P. Through C.B.I. ETC. v. Paltan Mallah and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 46 · [2005] 1 S.C.R. 710
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 98/1999
- Decided
- 20 January 2005
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 120B, 1208; Evidence Act Section 302, 120B, 3, 27, 32; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Article 136-Appeal against acquittal by -i High Court-Interference with-On facts, prosecution case that conspiracy ... c among accused to murder deceased-Conviction of accused under section 302 read with 120B on basis of circumstantial evidence by trial court-Acquittal and satisfying reasons for the acquittal of the accused-Hence, interference with such finding not called/or since Supreme Court would be slow in interfering with the findings of High Court, unless there is perverse appreciation of D evidence resulting in miscarriage of justice-Penal Code,
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