Supreme Court of India
Babu Sahebagouda Rudragoudar and Others v. State of Karnataka
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What the Court ordered
Resultantly, we are of the firm opinion that the view taken by the trial Court in the judgment dated 23rd July, 2005 recording acquittal of accused is a plausible and justifiable view emanating from the discussion of the evidence available on record.
Judgment, page 28
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was justified in deciding the appeal as a first Court on independent appreciation of evidence and recording its own findings to hold the accused appellants ( -1, -2 and -3) guilty of charge u/s. 302 r/w. s.34 IPC. Headnotes Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.378 – Appeal in case of acquittal – Scope of interference by an appellate Court for reversing the judgment of acquittal recorded by the trial Court: Held: It is beyond the pale of doubt that the scope of interference by an appellate Court for reversing the judgment of acquittal recorded by
Authorities it was built on
- 1960 State of U.P. v. Deoman Upadhyaya
- 2022 Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- 2022 Rajesh Prasad v. The State of Bihar and Anr. Etc.
- 2023 H. D. Sundara & Ors. v. State of Karnataka
- 2022 Subramanya v. State of Karnataka
- 2024 Anish M Rawther @ Anees Mohammed Rawther v. Hafeez Ur Rahman & Ors.
Where later benches applied it
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- 2024 Allarakha Habib Memon Etc. v. State of Gujarat
- 2025 Thammaraya and Another v. The State of Karnataka
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