https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198562 A criminal judgment acquires legal existence only when it is pronounced in open court and is duly signed and dated; a mere order-sheet entry showing acquittal, without the judgment on record, does not amount to a valid acquittal and leaves the proceeding pending. The SC further noted that the High Court, in exercise of supervisory control under Article 227, could treat the matter as still pending and direct that it be placed before the competent sessions court for lawful disposal. The transfer merely ensured hearing by the proper court and did not create jurisdiction where none existed. en-us Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 08:12:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198562 A criminal judgment acquires legal existence only when it is pronounced in open court and is duly signed and dated; a mere order-sheet entry showing acquittal, without the judgment on record, does not amount to a valid acquittal and leaves the proceeding pending. The SC further noted that the High Court, in exercise of supervisory control under Article 227, could treat the matter as still pending and direct that it be placed before the competent sessions court for lawful disposal. The transfer merely ensured hearing by the proper court and did not create jurisdiction where none existed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198562