Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 969 · Decided 5 May 2014
Sumer Singh v. Surajbhan Singh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 969 · [2014] 5 S.C.R. 882
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 942/2014
- Decided
- 5 May 2014
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 326, 307, 3231149, 323, 149; CrPC Section 377(3), 313; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Art. 136 - Special leave to appeal - Held: An injured aggrieved party can prefer an appeal by special leave and power of Supreme Court under Art. 136 being of wide amplitude, it can remove injustice and impose adequate 0 sentence when facts and circumstances so warrant Procedure, 1973 - s. 377(3). Appeal: Criminal appeal by State for enhancement of sentence E - Held: In such an appeal, accused can plead for his acquittal on establishing that there is no material on record to sustain ·his conviction. F Criminal Law: Right of private defence - Hand of
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