Supreme Court of India · 2006-09-18
Suga Ram @ Chhuga Ram vs State Of Rajasthan & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2006 SUPREME COURT 3258
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Suga Ram @ Chhuga Ram
- Respondent
- State Of Rajasthan & Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, Lokeshwar Singh Panta
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the Rajasthan High Court erred in dismissing the revision application under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Cr.P.C. without providing reasons, as the dismissal of the State's application for leave to appeal does not render the informant's revision application infructuous. The Court emphasized that the High Court is obligated to review the trial court's acquittal if it failed to properly evaluate the evidence. Consequently, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and directed it to entertain the revision application.