STATE OF UP vs PRAMOD Advocate - ANIL KUMAR AGRAWAL — 652/2015
Case under Indian Penal Code Section 302,120B. Disposed: Contested--DECIDED on 13th April 2026.
Session Trial
CNR: UPSP010098242015
Filing Number
652/2015
Filing Date
10-Sep-2015
Registration No
652/2015
Registration Date
10-Sep-2015
Court
District and Session Judge
Judge
3-Additional District Judge, C.R. No.3
Decision Date
13-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--DECIDED
Last updated 28-May-2026
FIR Details
FIR Number
204
Police Station
RAMPUR
Year
2012
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.STATE OF UP
Adv. DGC
Respondent(s)
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1.PRAMOD Advocate - ANIL KUMAR AGRAWAL
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2.SHIVKUMAR(Absconding)
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3.MURSALEEN(Absconding)
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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13-Apr-2026
Copy of JudgmentView PDF
Summary of Session Trial No. 652/2015 - State v. Pramod Court: Additional Sessions Judge, Saharanpur Judge: Vikas Gupta Charges: IPC Section 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) Verdict: Accused Pramod acquitted of both charges due to reasonable doubt. Key Facts: - Deceased Vikash Kumar died on the night of June 21-22, 2012, in his home - Post-mortem revealed death by strangulation (ligature mark on neck, crushed tracheal ring) - Initial FIR lodged as death by unknown person under Section 304 IPC - Later, court-ordered investigation registered new case naming multiple accused including Pramod Critical Issues with Prosecution Case: 1. Missing Key Witnesses: Prosecution failed to examine critical witnesses—Geeta (aunt who found body) and Anil (brother)—despite them being the last to see deceased alive 2. Extra-Judicial Confession: Main evidence relied upon alleged extra-judicial confessions made 13+ months after incident before Tejpal, Puran Singh, Neetu, and Rajkumar. Court found these: - Made voluntarily to escape consequences - Not adequately corroborated - Not supported by chain of cogent circumstances 3. Circumstantial Evidence Gaps: No eyewitness to crime; circumstantial evidence chain incomplete 4. Recovered Weapon: Alleged cable claimed recovered from accused's disclosure statement was never properly proven in court; independent witnesses not examined 5. Contradictory Narratives: Investigation shifted between different perpetrators; accused's statement in police custody contradicted prosecution narrative Court's Reasoning: Applying Supreme Court precedents (Sahadevan v. Tamil Nadu and others), the court held that extra-judicial confessions are weak evidence requiring: - Complete chain of cogent circumstances - Corroboration by other prosecution evidence - Freedom from material discrepancies and inherent improbabilities The court found the prosecution failed to meet "beyond reasonable doubt" standard, benefiting the accused with doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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Registration No. 652/2015
Summary of Session Trial No. 652/2015 - State v. Pramod Court: Additional Sessions Judge, Saharanpur Judge: Vikas Gupta Charges: IPC Section 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) Verdict: Accused Pramod acquitted of both charges due to reasonable doubt. Key Facts: - Deceased Vikash Kumar died on the night of June 21-22, 2012, in his home - Post-mortem revealed death by strangulation (ligature mark on neck, crushed tracheal ring) - Initial FIR lodged as death by unknown person under Section 304 IPC - Later, court-ordered investigation registered new case naming multiple accused including Pramod Critical Issues with Prosecution Case: 1. Missing Key Witnesses: Prosecution failed to examine critical witnesses—Geeta (aunt who found body) and Anil (brother)—despite them being the last to see deceased alive 2. Extra-Judicial Confession: Main evidence relied upon alleged extra-judicial confessions made 13+ months after incident before Tejpal, Puran Singh, Neetu, and Rajkumar. Court found these: - Made voluntarily to escape consequences - Not adequately corroborated - Not supported by chain of cogent circumstances 3. Circumstantial Evidence Gaps: No eyewitness to crime; circumstantial evidence chain incomplete 4. Recovered Weapon: Alleged cable claimed recovered from accused's disclosure statement was never properly proven in court; independent witnesses not examined 5. Contradictory Narratives: Investigation shifted between different perpetrators; accused's statement in police custody contradicted prosecution narrative Court's Reasoning: Applying Supreme Court precedents (Sahadevan v. Tamil Nadu and others), the court held that extra-judicial confessions are weak evidence requiring: - Complete chain of cogent circumstances - Corroboration by other prosecution evidence - Freedom from material discrepancies and inherent improbabilities The court found the prosecution failed to meet "beyond reasonable doubt" standard, benefiting the accused with doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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