Dwarka Dass & Ors. VS. State Of Haryana

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Dwarka Dass & Ors. VS. State Of Haryana

CASE NO.: Appeal (crl.) 1143 of 2002

PETITIONER: Dwarka Dass & Ors.

RESPONDENT: State of Haryana

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 13/11/2002

BENCH: Umesh C. Banerjee & Y.K. Sabharwal.

JUDGMENT: JUDGMENT

BANERJEE,J.

Leave granted.

While there cannot be any denial of the factum that the power and authority to appraise the evidence in an appeal, either against acquittal or conviction stands out to be very comprehensive and wide, but if two views are reasonably possible, on the state of evidence: one supporting the acquittal and the other indicating conviction, then and in that event, the High Court would not be justified in interfering with an order of acquittal, merely because it feels that it, sitting as a trial court, would have taken the other view. While reappreciating the evidence, the rule of prud...

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