SATYENDRA NATH DUTTA & ANR. vs RAM NARAIN

The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its revisional jurisdiction under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by ordering a retrial after acquitting the appellants Satyendra Nath Dutta and Subhash Mauzumdar of charges under Section 302 and Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC. The Court emphasized that the High Court cannot interfere merely due to a wrong view of law or misappreciation of evidence, and the acquittal did not result in any miscarriage of justice. The judgment of the Sessions Court was upheld, affirming that it did not suffer from manifest illegality.