Supreme Court of India

P. S. R. Sadhanantham v. Arunachalam & Aiir.

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Reported as [1980] 2 S.C.R. 873

Decided 1 February 1980

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What the Court ordered

We hold that there is no merit in the contentions of the Writ petitioner and dismiss the petition.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Constitution of India 1950, Article 136- Scope of jurisdiction-High Court in appeal setting aside conviction and sentence by trial court for murder No appeal preferred by government-Private party if could invoke jurisdiction under Article 136. Words & Phrases-'Crime'-Definition of. The petitioner was acquitted by the High Court in appeal, of charges under sections 302 and 148 I.P. ., but the brother of the deceased-not the State nor even the first informant, petitioned this Court under Article 136 of the Consti tution for special leave to appeal against acquittal, got leave, had his appeal

Authorities it was built on

1954 Durga Shankar Mehta v. Thakur Raghuraj Singh and Others. cited by 41

Where later benches applied it

2024 Satyanand Singh v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2010 National Commission of Women v. State of Delhi & Anr. relied on
2025 Khem Singh (d) through Lrs v. State of Uttaranchal (now State of Uttarakhand) & Another Etc. followed
2024 M/s Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Limited and Another v. Central Bureau of Investigation followed
2022 Satish Chandra Yadav v. Union of India & Ors followed
2024 M.R. Ajayan v. State of Kerala & Ors. referred to
2024 Ramji Lal Bairwa & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. referred to
2022 Mohammad Latief Magrey v. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir & Ors. referred to
2022 P. Dharamaraj v. Shanmugam & Ors. referred to
2014 Sundeep Kumar Bafna v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 followed · 5 referred to

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