Supreme Court of India

State of Haryana v. Ram Pal and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] 1 S.C.R. 1112
Bench Arijit Pasayat and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 7 February 2005

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid legal position, the impugned judgment of the High Court is unsustainable and is set aside.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 378(3)-Trialfor offences under /PC-Decision of trial Court-Application uls 378(3)-Summary dismissal by High Court-On appeal, held: In the facts of the case trial Court did not appraise the entire evidence-On account of such lapse High Court ought to have re-appreciated the entire evidence independently-Absence of reasons has rendered the High Court order not sustainable-Penal Code, 1860. Judgment-Reasons-Recording-Requirement for-Held: Right to reason is an indispensable part of sound judicial system-It is requirement of principle of natural

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