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Nasib Singh v. The State of Punjab & Anr.

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Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 8 October 2021

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 386, 223 – Power of appellate court to direct retrial – Scope of – Held: Appellate Court may direct a retrial only in ‘exceptional’ circumstances to avert a miscarriage of justice – Mere lapses in the investigation are not sufficient to warrant a direction for re-trial – Only if the lapses are so grave so as to prejudice the rights of the parties, a retrial can be directed – On facts, two FIR’s relating to the offences in the same transaction, one arising out of the alleged gang rape of the prosecutrix; and other arising out of the suicide of the…

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