Shiv Charan @ Kalli v. State & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC CRL.REV.P. 1189/2019 (Sanjeev Narula J, 28.07.2025) dismissed; scope of revisional jurisdiction under Ss. 397/401/482 CrPC against affirmed acquittal; FIR 244/1999 P.S. Narela, Ss. 419/420/120B IPC; forged cheques, GPA, bank fraud; Rs. 54 Lakhs land acquisition compensation of Kartar Singh; specimen signatures pre-dating FIR/complaint; FSL handwriting report Ex. PW1/D discredited; PW6 complainant's testimony unreliable; mere suspicion not equivalent to proof beyond reasonable doubt; New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Krishna Kumar Pandey (2019 SCC OnLine SC 1786); State of Kerala v. Puttumana Illath Jathavedan Namboodiri ((1999) 2 SCC 452).
What did the court decide?
The High Court's revisional jurisdiction is circumscribed: it is not a court of appeal and does not reappreciate evidence or evaluate the findings of lower courts; revisional powers can be exercised only in cases of perversity, arbitrariness or miscarriage of justice.