Supreme Court of India

Prem Kaur v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 2 S.C.R. 1095
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 25 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the law can be laid down that the court must give reasons for reaching its conclusions.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 376, 363, 148, 323, 149, 342 and 506 - Accused persons including father and son stated to have beaten, raped and tortured a labourer - Acquittal by trial court, affirmed c by High Court - Held: judgment must show proper application of mind by Presiding Officer of the court, that there 0 was proper evaluation of all the evidence on record, and that the conclusion is based on appreciation/ evaluation of evidence - Every court is duty bound to state reasons for its conclusions - In the instant case, trial court did not decide the case giving adherence to provisions of s.

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