Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 245 · Decided 26 August 1988
State of U.P. v. Anil Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 245 · [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 611
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 671/1980
- Decided
- 26 August 1988
- Bench
- G.L. OZA, K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
B Constitutiion of India, 1950: Article 136--Under article 136 the scope of appeal very limited--:--Even if two views reasonabiy possible ·,, · court will not interfere with order of acquittal-Court will also not hesitate to interfere if the acquittal is perverse. The respondent. and sentenced him to imprisonment for life. The High Court doubting the credibility of the eye-witnesses, discarded the pro­ secution case and acquitted the respondent. D Allowing the appeals, it was, HELD: (1) The scope of appeals under Article 136 of the Con­ stitution is
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