Thursday, 27 December 2018

Criminal Law--Five persons convicted and sentenced by Session Court--Four accused preferred Criminal appeals--High Court allowed the appeal of one but in respect of others confirmed the order of conviction and sentence--Appeal before Supreme Court--Contention that when the High Court acquitted one of the accused not believing the prosecution story and granted benefit of doubt to him, such benefit ought to have been to the appellant also when a part of the prosecution story was not believable and was not behaved by the High Court, on the same set of facts and circumstances, it ought not to have convicted the appellant--Contention repelled