Supreme Court of India

Amar Sardar v. The State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2024] 12 S.C.R. 1267
Bench B.V. Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh JJ.
Decided 12 December 2024

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Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was justified in affirming the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Fast Track Court. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.374 – Whether High Court considered the evidence on record independently thereby sustaining the conviction granted by the Fast Track Court: Held: While hearing the appeals under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the High Court is exercising its appellate jurisdiction – It is the duty of an appellate court to independently evaluate the evidence presented and determine whether such

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