Supreme Court of India · 2019-02-13
PUNI DEVI vs TULSI RAM
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/754
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PUNI DEVI
- Respondent
- TULSI RAM
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in reversing the acquittal of the appellants under Sections 379, 427, 447, 504, and 506 read with Section 149 IPC. The Court emphasized that in appeals against acquittal, the High Court must demonstrate a clear perversity in the trial court's findings, which was absent in this case. The Court upheld the trial court's decision, affirming that the evidence presented did not establish the charges against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.