Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat v. Bhalchandra Laxmishankar Dave

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Bench Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 2 February 2021

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated hereinabove and without expressing anything on merits of the case, the present appeal is allowed.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Appeal: Appeal against acquittal – Scope of interference – Conviction of respondent-accused by trial court u/s.7 r/w ss.13(1) and (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act – Acquittal by High Court – On State’s appeal, held: High Court made general observations on the depositions of the witnesses examined – However, there was no re-appreciation of the entire evidence on record in detail, which ought to have been done by High Court while dealing with order of conviction passed by trial court – High Court ought to have appreciated that it was dealing with first appeal against order of conviction…

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