RAJPUT RUDA MAHA AND ORS. vs STATE OF GUJARAT

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal under Section 384 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, affirming the High Court's conviction of the appellants for murder under Sections 302, 120B, 323, and 324 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court clarified that the judgment in Sita Ram v. State of U.P. does not restrict the Supreme Court's power to summarily dismiss appeals under Section 384. The Court held that the High Court's acceptance of the eye-witness testimony was justified and the acquittal by the Sessions Judge was rightly overturned.