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of <h1>Supreme Court Remands Case for Lack of Reasoning in High Court Judgment</h1> The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the High Court's dismissal of a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., directing the case to be remanded for ... Maintainability of petition - offences punishable Under Sections 302, 325, 326, 331, 352 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 - whether the High Court was right in dismissing the Appellant's petition? - HELD THAT:- In the entire impugned order, which consists of 13 paras, it is found that the High Court did not assign any reason as to why the petition is liable to be dismissed. In other words, neither there is any discussion and nor the reasoning on the submissions urged by the learned Counsel for the parties - such approach of the High Court while disposing of the petition cannot be countenanced. Time and again, this Court has emphasized the necessity of giving reasons in support of the conclusion because it is the reason, which indicates the application of mind. It is, therefore, obligatory for the Court to assign the reasons as to why the petition is allowed or rejected, as the case may be. The matter is remanded to the High Court for deciding the petition, out of which this appeal arises, afresh on merits in accordance with law - appeal allowed by way of remand. Issues:1. Dismissal of petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. by the High Court.2. Lack of reasoning in the High Court's judgment.3. Necessity of providing reasons for the conclusion in a judgment.Analysis:1. The Supreme Court heard an appeal against the High Court's judgment that dismissed a petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. The High Court affirmed the order summoning the Appellant to face trial for various offenses under IPC. The main issue was whether the High Court was correct in dismissing the petition.2. The Supreme Court noted that the High Court's judgment lacked reasoning for the dismissal of the petition. The High Court did not provide any discussion or analysis of the submissions made by the parties. This lack of reasoning was deemed unacceptable by the Supreme Court, emphasizing the importance of giving reasons to indicate the application of mind in judicial decisions.3. Due to the absence of proper reasoning in the High Court's judgment, the Supreme Court decided to set aside the impugned order and remand the case back to the High Court for a fresh decision on the petition. The Supreme Court clarified that they were not expressing any opinion on the merits of the case but directed the High Court to reconsider the matter based on the observations made. The parties were granted liberty to request an early hearing in the High Court for the matter to be decided afresh.
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