Supreme Court of India

C.K. Dasegowda & Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2014] 8 S.C.R. 295
Bench Dipak Misra and V. Gopala Gowda JJ.
Decided 15 July 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court erred in setting aside the order of E the acquittal of the appellants in the absence of any legal and factual evidence on record to prove the findings and reasons recorded in the judgment of the trial court as perverse.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s. 324 rlw s. 34 - Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons - Conviction - Sustainability - Accused-appellants allegedly attacked PW1 and PW3 with deadly weapons and caused them injuries -Trial court gave them benefit of doubt and ordered their acquittal - Appeal before High Court which set aside the order of acquittal and convicted the appellants u/s.324 rlw s.34 /PC - Propriety - Held: High Court erred in reversing the order of trial court - o Legal principles laid down by Supreme Court in the case of Chandrappa v. State of Kamataka applied - High Court erred in

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