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1952 DIGILAW 111 (GAU)

Megho Singh Pamjou Singh v. Ahong Singh

1952-10-15

LAKSHMI NARAIN

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ORDER :- This revision petition is filed by a private person Khangembam Megho Singh against the acquittal of the accused in Sessions case No.5 of 1951 of the Sessions Court, by which they were acquitted of the charge under S.304, I.P.C. The local Government has not filed any appeal from the above order. 2. I have gone through the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge and also through the relevant evidence in the case. There appears to be no miscarriage of justice or gross error in the judgment. The evidence in the case is also not above suspicion. It cannot be said that the trial court has taken a perverse view of the evidence. At the same time misappreciation of evidence is no ground for revision against acquittal. (Chotha Ram v. Mt. Karmon Bai AIR 1918 Lah 204 (A); - Pydi Ramanna, In re, AIR 1919 Mad 20 (2) (B); - Venkata Rao v. Padmanabha Raju, AIR 1927 Mad 981 (C), relied on). 3. It is true that High Court can exercise its power of revision on the application of a private prosecution, but where no appeal has been preferred against the acquittal by the local Government such an application on behalf of private person should not be encouraged. 4. There is no substance in this petition. It is dismissed. Petition dismissed.