Supreme Court of India

Bindeshwari Prasad Singh v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 495

Bench M.B. Shah and Bisheshwar Prasad Singh JJ.

Decided 13 August 2002

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Sections 374 and 401: Revision-Jurisdiction and power of High Court under Section 401 Cr.P. .-Murder-Accused acquitted on benefit of doubt-Confirmed by the High Court in appeal-Revision-Reversal and order for retrial thereof by the High Court-Correctness of-Held, Section 401(3) prohibits revisional Court from converting a finding of acquittal into conviction-High Court not justified in re-appreciating evidence-Not to interfere with order of acquittal except for correction of manifest illegality or prevention of gross miscarriage of justice-Other-.vise it give

Authorities it was built on

1951 D. Stephens v. Nosibolla cited by 12

Where later benches applied it

2025 Mahabir & Ors. v. State of Haryana relied on
2015 Upendra Pradhan v. State of Orissa relied on
2014 Shlok Bhardwaj v. Runikabhardwaj & Ors. relied on
2013 Ganesha v. Sharanappa & Anr. relied on
2018 Khurshid Ahmed v. State of Jammu and Kashmir referred to
2015 Bablu Kumarand Ors. v. State of Bihair and Anr. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 2 referred to

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