Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 116 · Decided 23 February 2010
State of U.P. v. Guru Charan & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 116 · [2010] 2 S.C.R. 1110
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 297/2002
- Decided
- 23 February 2010
- Bench
- B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, S.S. NIJJAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 136 - Appeal against C acquittal - Scope of interference - Allegation of murder of two and murderous assault on one - Conviction of two accused u/s. 302134 and sentenq,ed to death, and other u/s. 307 and sentenced to life imprisonment - Acquittal by High Held: Scope of interference under Article D 136 in an appeal against acquittal is rather limited - View taken by High Court was plausible and possible one - On basis of the evidence, High Court concluded that the prosecution failed to prove the guilt of assailants - Thus, the findings recorded by
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