Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 243 · Decided 16 December 1977
Umedbhai Jadavbhai v. The State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 243 · [1978] 2 S.C.R. 471
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 314/1974
- Decided
- 16 December 1977
- Bench
- P.K. GOSWAMI, V.D. TULZAPURKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 378
Headnote
v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT December 16, 1977 [P. K. GOSWAMI AND V. 0. TULZAPURKAR, JJ.J 471 Appr:al against ac~ruittal u/s 378 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Enter· tainment of an appeal is justified only under special circun1stances-High Court is enti1led to '·eappreciate the entire the guilt of the accused. A ·rne appellant accused was charged and tried for the offence of murder of his w;fe on the night between 20th and 21st November 1972, but acquitted by C the Sessions Judge. ()n state appeal against acquittal u/s 378 Crl.P.C., 1973 the Gujarat High Court on
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