Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 888 · Decided 1 August 2008
Valson and ANR. v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 888 · [2008] 11 S.C.R. 642
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 572/2001
- Decided
- 1 August 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 34; CrPC Section 378
Headnote
642 A VALSON AND ANR. v. STATE OF KERALA (Criminal Appeal No. 572 of 2001) B AUGUST 1, 2008 [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND DR. MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, JJ.) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 378 - Appeal c against acquittal - Power of appellate court-Ambit and scope of - Stated - On facts, in appeal from any infirmity to warrant D interference - High Court rightly found the reasons indicated by trial court to direct acquittal to be vulnerable - Trial coun'. discarded the otherwise cogent and credible evidence ~ Pe- nal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 324 rlw s. 34. According to the prosecution
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