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PETITIONER: SANWAT SINGH & OTHERS
Vs.
RESPONDENT: STATE OF RAJASTHAN
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/12/1960
BENCH: SUBBARAO, K. BENCH: SUBBARAO, K. IMAM, SYED JAFFER DAYAL, RAGHUBAR
CITATION: 1961 AIR 715 1961 SCR (3) 120 CITATOR INFO : RF 1963 SC 200 (17) E 1965 SC 26 (4,6,14) R 1965 SC 257 (8) R 1966 SC1775 (4) RF 1967 SC1412 (5) R 1971 SC 460 (13) RF 1971 SC1977 (11) F 1972 SC 116 (22) RF 1972 SC 622 (28,32) R 1972 SC2020 (7) F 1972 SC2679 (8,9) R 1973 SC 55 (8) RF 1973 SC 399 (3) RF 1973 SC1204 (7) RF 1973 SC2241 (5,6) F 1973 SC2443 (19) RF 1973 SC2622 (7) R 1974 SC 286 (5) F 1974 SC 606 (7,9) R 1974 SC 902 (26) R 1979 SC 387 (9) R 1979 SC 391 (12) R 1986 SC 606 (15) R 1988 SC2154 (10)
ACT: Appeal-Against acquittal-Principles to be followed-"Sub- stantial and compelling reason"--Meaning and scope of-Power of Court-Constitution of India, Art. 136.
HEADNOTE: There were two rival factions in a certain village one con- sisting of Rajputs and the other of cultivators. On a particular festival day both the groups went to a temple for worship and cultivators who reached the temple first occupied a place therein which was usu...