Supreme Court of India

Prasad @ Hari Prasad Acharya v. St Ate of Karnataka

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 1089
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Gangul Y JJ.
Decided 9 February 2009

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Criminal Appeal - High Court upheld conviction by a non-reasoned order - Justification of - Held: Not justified - c High Court ought to have set forth its reasons, howsoever brief, in its order indicative of an application of its mind - Absence of reasons rendered the High Court's judgment unsustainable - Hence, matter remitted to High Court - Principles of natural • f justice - Right to reason. ' The trial court convicted the accused-appellant under ss.447, 376(2)(g) and 506 IPC rlw s.34 IPC. In appeal, High Court upheld the conviction. In appeal to this Court, the judgment passed by the

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