Supreme Court of India

Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1022
Bench D.P. Wad Hwa and Ruma Pal JJ.
Decided 6 April 2000

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was right in overturning tile judgment of acquittal of the C Court of Sessions.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

India Penal Code 1860-Sections 34 & 302-Appellants acquitted by Sessions court in a murder trial-High Court reversed the order of acquittal as not justified by evidence on record-Interference by High Court­ Guidelines-If acquittal is manifestly erroneous based on improper apprecia­ tion of evidence; reasoning is incoherent, illogical and materially irregular and to correct miscarriage of justice but not when two views are possible, based on evidence, supporting both acquittal and conviction and the High Court prefers a view contrary to that of the Trial Court. · The appellants were brought to

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