Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Krishna Gopal & Anr.

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Bench A.P. Sen and M.N. Venkatachaliah JJ.

Decided 12 August 1988

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, this appeal is partly allowed, the Judgment of the High Court dated 30th September, 1983, in Crl. Appeal No. 1320 of 1982 is set aside and the appeal is remitted to the High Court with the direction to re-admit it, and hear and dispose of the same on the merits afresh.

Judgment, 15

From the headnote

Constitution of India 1950: Article 136-Supreme Court does not interfere with findings of fact reached by High Court unless vitiated by serious errors. The respondents were put on trial for offences under section 302 read with section 34, IPC. At the trial the prosecution mainly relied on the eye-witnesses and the statement of the deceased recorded by the Investigating Officer, which was sought to be used as a dying declaration.…

Authorities it was built on

State of U.P. v. Jashoda Nandan Gupta
State of U.P. v. Pussu
1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 175
Sheo Swarup's case
Qamruddin v. Acqeel

Where later benches applied it

2023 Suresh Thipmppa Shetty v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2021 Kallu Khan v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2018 Menoka Malik and Others v. The State of West Bengal and Others relied on
2017 Machindra v. Sajjan Galfa Rankhamb & Ors. relied on
2016 Yogesh Singh v. Mahabeer Singh & Ors. relied on
2013 Hiraman v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2019 Balvir Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2012 Kathi Bharat Vajsur & Anr. v. State of Gujarat referred to

Of those, 6 relied on · 2 referred to

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