STATE OF HP(Not Applicable) vs SURENDER PAL(Not Applicable) — CR.A/147/2014

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 30th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 31-Jul-2014

CNR: HPHC010108272014

Filing Number

CR.A/20135/2014

Filing Date

16-Apr-2014

Registration No

CR.A/147/2014

Registration Date

30-Apr-2014

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma

Bench Type

Single

Category

CRIMINAL APPEAL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL FOR OFFENCES UNDER IPC ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

30-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HP(Not Applicable)

    Adv. AG

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SURENDER PAL(Not Applicable)

    Adv. REPONDENT,DIVYA SOOD, VIBHUTI NAKTA,NEHA SCOTT 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 30-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan SharmaView PDF

    Summary of CR.A/147/2014 The High Court of Himachal Pradesh upheld the acquittal of Surender Pal in a case involving charges under IPC Sections 498-A (cruelty to wife) and 306 (abetment of suicide). The court found that prosecution witnesses provided only vague allegations without specific instances of harassment or cruelty, and crucially, failed to establish the required mens rea (criminal intent) to instigate suicide. The investigating officer confirmed no dowry demands, no forced poison administration, and no evidence of deliberate incitement. Applying Supreme Court precedent requiring concrete proof of direct/indirect acts proximate to the suicide, the court dismissed the state's appeal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 31-Jul-2014

    Order Matters

    Additional Registrar(j)

  4. 16-Apr-2014

    Case filed

    Registration No. CR.A/147/2014

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of CR.A/147/2014 The High Court of Himachal Pradesh upheld the acquittal of Surender Pal in a case involving charges under IPC Sections 498-A (cruelty to wife) and 306 (abetment of suicide). The court found that prosecution witnesses provided only vague allegations without specific instances of harassment or cruelty, and crucially, failed to establish the required mens rea (criminal intent) to instigate suicide. The investigating officer confirmed no dowry demands, no forced poison administration, and no evidence of deliberate incitement. Applying Supreme Court precedent requiring concrete proof of direct/indirect acts proximate to the suicide, the court dismissed the state's appeal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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