RAM BRIKSH SINGH vs AMBIKA YADAV

The Supreme Court addressed the limitations of revisional jurisdiction under Sections 397 to 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code, emphasizing that a High Court cannot convert a finding of acquittal into conviction indirectly. The Court held that the High Court's decision to remit the case for retrial was permissible only in cases of manifest illegality or gross miscarriage of justice, as established in D.Stephens v. Nosibolla and K.Chinnaswamy Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh. The Court ultimately found that the High Court had overstepped its jurisdiction by ordering retrial without sufficient grounds, leading to the appeal being allowed.