Supreme Court of India · 1950-05-05
PRITAM SINGH vs THE STATE
- Citation / case number
- SC 1950/40
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PRITAM SINGH
- Respondent
- THE STATE
- Bench
- FAZAL ALI, SAIYID,SASTRI, M. PATANJALI,MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND,MUKHERJEA, B.K.,DAS, SUDHI RANJAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court ruled that under Article 136(1) of the Constitution, special leave to appeal is granted only in exceptional circumstances where substantial injustice has occurred, and the case presents sufficient gravity for review. The Court clarified that once an appeal is admitted, the appellant cannot contest all findings of fact but is limited to points that were fit to be raised at the preliminary stage. The appeal by Pritam Singh against his murder conviction was dismissed, upholding the death sentence confirmed by the High Court.