Reviewed case brief
Surendra Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
AIR 1954 SC 194
Landmark early authority establishing that criminal judgments must be speaking orders with full reasoning.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1954
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
A judgment of conviction must be a speaking judgment. The judge must marshal the evidence, discuss the rival contentions, and give reasons for accepting or rejecting testimony. A judgment that merely states the conclusion without reasons fails the test of a valid judgment.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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