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Equivalent Citation: AIR1957SC589, [1957]1SCR854

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Decided On: 02.04.1957

Appellants: Bhagwana!"!#Respndent: The State o$ Ra%a!than

Hon&'le (uge!: !.". #ap$% and &'a()ati, !!.

Su'%e)t: C*i+inal

A)t!,Rule!,O*e*!:Indian *enal Cde, 18+0 Sectins -4 and -02

Citing Re$e*en)e:S$nda%lal . /'e State ad'a *%ades' MANU/SC/0096/1952 Disc$ssedStep'en Senei%atne . /'e #in MANU/MH/0107/1936 entined

S$%a3pal Sin(' . State MANU/SC/0033/1951 entinedA3e% Sin(' . /'e State *$n3a entinedA'e% Ra3a #'ia . /'e State Sa$%as't%a entined

Ca!e Note!:

The )a!e i!)u!!e the !ituation une* whi)h the High Cou*t )oul inte*$e*e in an a--eal again!t thea)quittal o$ the a))u!e an al!o. que!tione whethe* the Su-*e+e Cou*t ha! a *ight to inte*$e*e with the$ining! *ega*ing the $ining! o$ the High Cou*t / It wa! hel that the High Cou*t !houl not !et a!ie ana)quittal unle!! the*e woul 'e !u'!tantial an )o+-elling *ea!on! $o* oing !o 0 It wa! $u*the* !tate thatthe Su-*e+e Cou*t woul not inte*$e*e with the $ining! o$ the High Cou*t 'e)au!e it! )on)lu!ion! *ega*ingthe o$$en)e )au!e '1 the a))u!e woul 'e i$$e*ent $*o+ that o$ the High Cou*t

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1. &'a()andas and 6et%a a%e t) %t'e%s )' aln( )it' t. Raes')a%i, a da$('te% t'e %e%, )e%e t%ied t'e Sessins !$d(e an(ana(a% % an ence $nde% s. 302 t'e Indian *enal Cde $t )e%e ac$itted. Onappeal t t'e i(' C$%t Ra3ast'an, t'e %de% ac$ittal &'a()andas and 6et%a )as %ee%sed and t'e )e%ecnicted $nde% s. 302%ead )it' s. 34and sentenced t t%ansp%tatin % lie. /'e %de% as t t. Raes')a%i )asai%ed and s'e )as ac$itted. /'e cnicted pe%sns 'ae tained Special "eae t appeal $nde% A%t. 136 t'eCnstit$tin.

2. /'e appeal is $nded n t) (%$nds :

1; t'at t'e%e )as n eidence a(ainst t'e appellants s$icient t )a%%ant a cnictin and 2; t'at t'e%e )e%e ncpellin( %easns % %ee%sal t'e 3$d(ent ac$ittal.

-. Acc%din( t t'e p%sec$tin t'e canal ate% a tep%a% cls$%e %esta%ted l)in( n a 5, 195-. And alt'$(' it)as nt 'is t$%n )ate% t'e deceased S'ilal )as all)ed t ta

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4. As S'ilal )as p%eented % ta

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