Supreme Court of India · 2002-11-13
DWARKA DASS vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/14947
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DWARKA DASS
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Author
- BANERJEE
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL. UMESH C. BANERJEE
Judgment text excerpt
The Court examines the scope of the High Court's power to reverse an order of acquittal upon appeal. It rules that while the High Court has comprehensive authority to appraise evidence, it should not interfere with an acquittal if two reasonable views are possible. Interference is only justified if the trial court's judgment is absolutely perverse, legally erroneous, or based on a wrong appreciation of evidence.