Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 752 · Decided 13 June 2008
Syed Peda Aowlia v. Public Prosecutor, High Court of AP., Hyderabad
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 752 · [2008] 9 S.C.R. 1151
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1149/2001
- Decided
- 13 June 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
.,. Penal Code, 1860; s. 302 rlw s. 34/Code of Criminal Pro- cedure, 1973; s.378 (1) & (3): c Murder - Acquittal of accused persons by trial court - Affirmed by High Court as against all the accused persons except the appellant convicting him for committing the offence of murder undergo imprisonment for life - Correctness of - Held: Unless there are compelling and D substantial reasons, appellate Court not to interfere with the iudgment of acquittal - If two views are possible on the evi­ dence adduced, one pointing guilt of accused and the other to his innocence, the
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