Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 78 · Decided 4 February 2004
State of Orissa v. Dhaniram Luhar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 78 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 68
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1166/1997
- Decided
- 4 February 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 378(3), 313
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 378(3)-Leave to appeal­ Against order of acquittal-Refusal of without giving any reason-Acquittal C was granted despite admission of offence by accused-Held: If the trial Court was ai lapse in appraising entire evidence, leave to appeal ought to have for refusa/-Orissa Forest Act, 1972-Section 27(l)(a)-Principles of Natural Justice. D Respondent-accused was prosecuted for offences punishable u/s 27(l)(a) ofOrissa Forest Act, 1972 for having encroached land in reserved forest. Trial Court acquitted the accused despite his ~aving admitted the
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