Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 543 · Decided 16 April 2009
State of Rajasthan v. Mohan Lal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 543 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 406
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 85/2003
- Decided
- 16 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 378; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 7, 13, 13(2)
Headnote
... . Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.378 - Appeal c against acquittal - Powers of appellate Court - Ambit and scope of - Discussed - On facts, accused faced trial for allegedly committing offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act but he was acquitted by the trial court - Acquittal was held: D Views expressed by trial court and High Court were reasonable and possible views and there was no perversity .... "' therein - Consequently acquittal upheld - Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - ss. 7, 13(1 )(d) r/w 13(2). E According to prosecution, the accused-respondent
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