Supreme Court of India

Budh Singh and Ors. v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 715
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 12 May 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court was not correct in arriving at the conclusion that the view of the Trial Court was wholly perverse and could not be sustained on the materials brought on record by the prosecution.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860/Arms Act, 1959-Sections 148, 302 and 30711491 Section 27-Murder of two and attempt to murder one-Prosecutionfor­ Lacuna in investigation-Prosecution case not supported by medical evidence-Non-examination of some of the eye-witnesses-Two of the witnesses were related witnesses-Delay in post mortem examination and in medical examination of the injured eye-witness-Acquittal by Trial Court­ Conviction by High Court-On appeal, held: Acquittal justified in view of facts of the case. Appeal-Appeal against acquittal-Scope of Interference-Power of appellate court-Held: Ordinarily

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 mentioned

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