Supreme Court of India
Shakuntala Shukla v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
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3 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.
What the Court ordered
In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeals succeed.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Bail – Murder case – Conviction of accused-private respondents a/w life sentence – Appeals – Grant of bail by High Court during pendency of the appeals – Challenged b y widow of the deceased – Held: Impugned judgment/order passed by th e High Court releasing the accused on bail pending appeal lacks total clarity on which part of the judgment/order can be said to be submissions and which part can be said to be the fi ndings/ reasonings – It does not even reflect the submissions on behalf of the Public Prosecutor – Detailed counter affidavit fi led on behalf of the State opposing the bail
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Khem Singh (d) through Lrs v. State of Uttaranchal (now State of Uttarakhand) & Another Etc.
- 2025 Annaya Kocha Shetty (dead) through Lrs v. Laxmibai Narayan Satose Since Deceased through Lrs & Others
- 2024 Amar Sardar v. The State of West Bengal
Of those, 3 referred to
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