SANKATHA SINGH vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court held that under Sections 367, 369, and 424 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, an appellate court cannot order a re-hearing of an appeal it previously dismissed due to the absence of the appellants or their counsel. The court clarified that while the omission to provide a detailed judgment may be grounds for a superior court to set aside the order, it does not grant the appellate court the authority to re-hear the appeal. The inherent powers of the court cannot be exercised to contravene the explicit prohibitions of the Code.