Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 388 · Decided 8 October 1998
Vimal Singh v. Khuman Singh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 388 · [1998] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 170
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1047/1998
- Decided
- 8 October 1998
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, V.N. KHARE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 304; CrPC Section 401
Headnote
v. KHUMAN SINGH AND ANR. OCTOBER 8, 1998 B [M.M. PUNCHHI, C.J., AND V.N. KHARE, J.] Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 and 304 part I-Murder-Knife blow by accused causing death--Trial Court acquitted the accused· holding that prosecution failed to prove charge beyond reasonable doubt-High of conviction in exercise of its revisional power-Trial Court has not shut out or discarded any evidence on record-­ High Court not authorised to reappraise evidence-Conviction set aside. D E Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : Sub-section (3) of Section 401- Revisional power of High
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