Supreme Court of India

Geeta Devi v. State of U.P. & Ors.

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Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 18 January 2022

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.378 – Appellate Power of High Court in case of acquittal – In the instant case, trial court convicted respondents for the offences punishable under ss.452, 323/34 and 325/34 of the IPC, however, acquitted them for the offences punishable under ss.354, 504, 506 of the IPC, ss.3(1)(x) and 3(1)(xi) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – High Court dismissed victim’s appeal without elaborate reappreciation of the entire evidence on record – On appeal, held: High Court only made general observations on the…

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