Certificate to appeal to the Supreme Court requires a substantial question of law of general importance; fact-specific objections were insufficient.

A certificate to appeal to the Supreme Court under Article 133 read with Article 134A requires a substantial question of law of general importance that is necessary for decision of the case. A statement of legal propositions alone is insufficient unless the question is essential to the result on the facts found. The challenges based on constitutional safeguards, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the judgment-pronouncement procedure were treated as settled legal issues or fact-specific applications, not questions warranting certification. The court also noted that the procedure used for pronouncing judgment was permissible under the court rules and no prejudice was shown. The request for certification was rejected.

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Issues: Whether the oral application for a certificate to appeal to the Supreme Court under Article 133 of the Constitution of India read with Article 134A of the Constitution of India was warranted.

Analysis: A certificate under Article 133 requires a substantial question of law of general importance which is necessary for the decision of the case and is of such significance that it warrants determination by the Supreme Court. A mere statement of legal propositions does not satisfy the requirement unless the question is essential to the result on the facts found. The challenge based on constitutional safeguards, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the procedure for pronouncement of judgment was found to involve either settled legal principles or questions of application to the facts, not a substantial question demanding certification. The procedure adopted for pronouncing the judgment was held to be permissible under the Rules of the Court and not shown to have caused prejudice.

Conclusion: The request for a certificate to appeal to the Supreme Court was rejected.

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