The word ‘Judgment’ means a judgment of conviction or acquittal, and not an order of the

discharge or the dismissal of a complaint. The judgment must be completely written when it is
pronounced or explained. The law wisely requires that the reasons for the decision shall
accompany the decision and shall not be left to be subsequently inserted or recorded. According
to the Black’s Law Dictionary , a Judgment is the final reasoned decision of the Court as to the
guilt or innocence of the accused. Where the accused is found guilty, the judgment must also
contain an order requiring the accused to undergo punishment or treatment.

 Judge has to apply his mind to the case.

 Judgment needs to show that judge has applied his mind to each fact and evidence of the
case.
 Once at conclusion, it is a final decision with respect to conviction or acquittal of the
accused.
 Judgment must contain concise statement of the case, points of determination, decision on
these points and reasons for such decisions
 According to this component, while giving a judgment, the Court shall decide the points for
determination and finally dispose off the proceedings. Court will give clear findings on those
points. Court will give reasons for those findings. Reasons for the judgment may arise from
evidence or from arguments submitted by the parties. Usually the judgment in a criminal case
should commence with a statement of facts in respect of which the accused person is charged.
The judgment should indicate a careful analysis and appraisement of the evidence while reaching
the conclusions regarding the proof of facts.1 It is the bounden duty of the magistrate to produce
judgment in a case coming before him which is self-contained and which would show that he has
intelligently applied his mind to the facts of the case and the evidence led therein by the respective
parties and a criticism of this evidence justifying the conclusion to which the magistrate feels
persuaded to come.2 The Supreme Court has also from time to time directed that all orders passed
by the courts should be speaking orders giving reasons for the decision after noting the point at
issue.3 Crime is an event in real life and is the product of interplay of different human emotions.
In arriving at the conclusion about the guilt of the accused, the court has to judge the evidence by
the yardstick of probabilities, its intrinsic worth and the animus of witnesses4. Every case in the
final analysis would have to depend upon its own facts 5. It is the plain and bounden duty of the
court to analyses and discuss the evidence in its judgment. Every piece of evidence must be
considered and assessed on its the testimony of a witness depends in a large measure upon various
situations, The respectability and the veracity of a witness is not necessarily dependent on his
status in life6.

1
Ramhit v. Emperor, 1934(35) Cr.L.J. 919 All
2
Budhia v. Chhotelal, AIR 1966 Raj 122
3
State of Punjab v. Jagdev Singh Talwandi, 1984(1) SCC 596
4
R.V. Kelkar, Criminal Procedure at 603, (6th edn., 2016)
5
State of Punjab v. Jagir Singh, (1974) 3 SCC 277
6
Hazari Lal vs State (Delhi Adm.), (1980) 2 SCC 390