Supreme Court of India

Piara Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [1978] 1 S.C.R. 597

Bench S. Murtaza Fazal Ali J.

Decided 4 October 1977

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was fully justified in reversing the order of acquittal passed by the learned Ses sions Judge and this was certainly not a case in which it could be said that the view taken by the learned Sessions Judge was reasonably possible.

Judgment, page 7

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