Supreme Court of India
Union Territory of Chandigarh v. Charanjit Kaur
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We are of the view that the High Court had committed grave error of law in directing release of the convict on the lapse on the part of the appellant-State in filing the counter-affidavit.
Judgment, page 2
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950/Code of Oiminal Procedure, 1973: A1t. 226/Sections 433, 482-Person convicted for charge of murder and sentenced to undergo implisonment for life-Application filed for premature release-High Court directing release of the convict on the ground that State had not filed counter affidavit even after the case was adjourned on more than three occasions-Held : High Cowt had committed grave en-or of law in directing release of the convict on the lapse of the State in filing counter affidavit. CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Criminal Appeal No. 253 of 1996. From the
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