The judge that got things moving in the DA case

February 15, 2017 08:41

Diverting from the norm, the Bench of Justices PC Ghose and Amitava Roy overturned the Karnataka high court's acquittal and restored the judgment of the trial court in toto.

This, despite the fact that many an apex court decision, including the one in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Chet Ram & Ors, has laid down that the court's power under Article 136 of the Constitution ought to be exercised with care and restraint in setting aside a judgement of acquittal by a high court.

That, in itself, speaks volumes of the competence of the trial judge in question, John Michael D'Cunha.

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