Supreme Court of India · 2012-12-11
Kumari Shaima Jafari vs Irphan @ Gulfam & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2013 SC (CRIMINAL) 910
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kumari Shaima Jafari
- Respondent
- Irphan @ Gulfam & Ors
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- Dipak Misra, K. S. Radhakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court granted permission to file a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 against the Allahabad High Court's dismissal of a Government Appeal challenging an acquittal under Sections 363, 366, 328, 323, 506, 368, and 376(2)(g) IPC. The Court emphasized the necessity for the High Court to provide adequate reasoning in its judgments, particularly in criminal appeals, and noted that the dismissal of the complainant's appeal was justified as it followed the dismissal of the Government's appeal. The Court allowed the application for special leave, indicating the importance of judicial scrutiny in acquittal cases.