MUNNA DEVI vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Crl.A. No. 1138/2001
Case under Section II-D. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010066521998
Filing Date
22-Apr-1998
Registration No
Crl.A. No. 1138/2001
Diary Number
6652/1998
Order Date
06-Nov-2001
Document Type
Judgment - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 03-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.MUNNA DEVI
Adv. LAXMI ARVIND (Dead / Retired / Elevated)
Respondent(s)
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1.STATE OF RAJASTHAN
Adv. JAVED MAHMUD RAO
Case History
The Supreme Court allowed Munna Devi's appeal and set aside the High Court's order quashing charges under IPC Sections 376, 511, 451, and 354. The Court held that the High Court improperly exercised revision powers by re-appreciating evidence; revisional jurisdiction can only be used when there's a legal bar to proceedings or facts don't constitute the alleged offense. The trial court's charge-framing order was upheld and the case remitted for trial on merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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