Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Criminal Case — No Infirmity Found in Evidence. The court upheld the lower courts' findings regarding the evidence of P.W. 2, concluding that there was no basis for overturning the High Court's judgment.

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Case Note & Summary

The appeal arose from a judgment and order of the Patna High Court in Criminal appeal No. 201 of 1992. The Supreme Court reviewed the evidence of P.W. 2, Arti Devi, along with other witnesses and the High Court's judgment. The court found no infirmity in the evidence or its appreciation by the lower courts. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the decision of the Patna High Court.

Headnote

A) Criminal Law - Evidence Appreciation - No Infirmity Found - Not applicable - The Supreme Court found no infirmity in the evidence of P.W. 2, Arti Devi, or in the appreciation of her evidence by the Patna High Court. The appeal was dismissed based on the thorough examination of the evidence presented (Paras Not mentioned).

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Issue of Consideration

Whether there was any infirmity in the evidence of P.W. 2 and its appreciation by the Courts below

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Final Decision

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, affirming the decision of the Patna High Court.

Law Points

  • Evidence appreciation
  • Criminal appeal
  • High Court judgment
  • Appeal dismissal
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Case Details

1998 LawText (SC) (08) 61

Criminal appeal No. 201 of 1992

1998-08-06

G.T. Nanavati, S.P. Kurdukar

Putur Besara

State of Bihar

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Nature of Litigation

Criminal appeal against a judgment of the Patna High Court

Remedy Sought

Appellant sought to overturn the High Court's judgment

Previous Decisions

The Patna High Court's judgment in Criminal appeal No. 201 of 1992

Issues

Infirmity in evidence Appreciation of evidence by courts

Submissions/Arguments

No infirmity found in evidence Evidence was properly appreciated by lower courts

Ratio Decidendi

The court upheld the findings of the lower courts regarding the evidence presented, emphasizing the lack of infirmity in the appreciation of that evidence.

Judgment Excerpts

We do not find any infirmity either in the evidence of P.W. 2 - Arti Devi or in appreciation of her evidence by the Courts below. This appeal is, therefore, dismissed.

Procedural History

The case originated from the Patna High Court's judgment in Criminal appeal No. 201 of 1992.

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