Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 108 · Decided 19 February 2013
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Giriraj Dubey
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 108 · [2013] 1 S.C.R. 1097
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 319/2013
- Decided
- 19 February 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Constitution Article 141
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: A. B s. 378(3) - Appeal against acquittal - High Court c declining to grant leave - Held: Order of High Court is irrefragably cryptic and clearly shows non-application of mind - Despite the clear law laid down by Supreme Court, High Courts, while declining to do not indicate reasons for formation of such an D opinion - Judgments of Supreme Court, being binding on all courts, are required to be followed in letter and spirit - That is the constitutional mandate and that is the judiciai discipline - Order passed by High Court set aside and matter
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