2003 (10) TMI 69

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....of 1997 and 399-SBA of 1997, as both the appeals have arisen against the same judgments/ orders of the learned Additional Sessions Judge. 2. The facts which are relevant for the decision of the present appeals are that accused respondents Surjit Singh, Veda Singh and Daljit Singh besides Hardial Singh (declared Proclaimed Offender) were accused respondents in a criminal complaint under Section ....

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....rieved against this judgment and order of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, the accused respondents Surjit Singh, Veda and Daljit Singh filed two criminal appeals before the Sessions Court. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar, vide judgment dated 9-5-1996, disposed of both the appeals filed by the accused. The appeals were accepted, the judgment and order passed by the learned Chi....

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.... Commissioner Customs. It was accordingly prayed that the appeals be accepted and the accused respondents be convicted. 6. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, while acquitting the accused respondents of the charge framed against them had given various reasons for acquitting them of the charge framed against them. The sanction to prosecute the accused respondents being not proper was one of t....

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....reason the accused respondents were entitled to acquittal in this case. It was found that the learned Trial Court in the present case had erred in law in convicting the accused respondents by ignoring the aforesaid judgments Ex. DA and Ex. DX. The learned Additional Sessions Judge had also discussed the prosecution evidence and it was held that it would be going too far to place reliance on the pr....