Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Sohan Lal and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 480

Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasa Yat JJ.

Decided 20 April 2004

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From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: S.378-Appeal by State against acquittal-High Court refusing to grant leave, without assigning reasons-Held, the giving of reasons for a decision is an essential attribute of judicial and judicious disposal of a matter before courts and which is the only indication to know about the manner and quality of exercise undertaken, as also the fact that the court concerned had really applied its mind-Al/ the more so, when refusal of le'iive to appeal has the effect of foreclosing once and for all /scope for scrutiny of the judgment of the trial court even at the

Where later benches applied it

2015 Khumbaram v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. relied on
2013 Ankush Shivaji Gaikwad v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2013 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Giriraj Dubey relied on
2013 Mookkiah v. State, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu relied on
2021 Brijesh Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others referred to
2017 Soyebbhai Yusufbhai Bharania & Ors. v. State of Gujarat referred to
2012 Jugendra Singh v. State of U.P. mentioned

Of those, 4 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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