Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Iftikhar Khan & Ors

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Reported as [1973] 3 S.C.R. 328
Bench C.A. Vaidyialingam J.
Decided 15 January 1973

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that, in the particular cir­ cumstances of this case, there was justification for the non-exami­ nation of Laddan Khan, Baboon Khan, Ibne Hasan and Munnan Khan. • From the evidence of the investigating officer, P.W. 8, it is seen that the statements were recorded by the police from the above persons on the morning of October 17. 1967.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

c) It assumed that the evidence of one of them was not acceptable, and therefore the evidence of the other also could not be accepted because the witnesses were brothers. [336HJ (2) J,n appeals against acquittal by special leave under Art. 136, this Court has power to interfere with findings of fact, no distinction being made between judgments of acquittal and conviction, but thi• Court will not <irdinarily interfere with the appreciation of evidence or with lhndings of fact unless the High Ccurt has acted perversely QI' otherwise improperly on grounds which ore plainly untenable or there has

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