Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Anil Singh

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Reported as [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 611
Bench G.L. Oza and K. Jagannatha Shetty JJ.
Decided 26 August 1988

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow these appeals, set aside judgment of the High Court and rstore that of the trial court.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Constitutiion of India, 1950: Article 136--Under article 136 the scope of appeal very limited--:--Even if two views reasonabiy possible ·,, · court will not interfere with order of acquittal-Court will also not hesitate to interfere if the acquittal is perverse. The respondent. Anil Singh was tried for the murder of Keshav Kiimar, his erstwhile friend and classmate. The Trial Court convicted. the accused and sentenced him to imprisonment for life. The High Court doubting the credibility of the eye-witnesses, discarded the pro­ secution case and acquitted the respondent. Allowing the appeals,

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