STATE OF U.P. vs GOKUL . — Crl.A. No. 914 - 915/2000

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010017472000

Filing Date

27-Jan-2000

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 914 - 915/2000

Diary Number

1747/2000

Order Date

11-Oct-2006

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 30-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF U.P.

    Adv. JAVED MAHMUD RAO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.GOKUL .

    Adv. ABHA R. SHARMA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Oct-2006

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 27-Jan-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 914 - 915/2000

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Case Summary: State of U.P. v. Gokul & Ors. (Crl.A. 914-915/2000) The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeals on October 11, 2006, upholding the High Court's acquittal of four respondents charged with murder (Section 302 IPC) in connection with Ram Nath's death on August 9, 1979. The Court found the High Court's reasoning sound: the key eyewitness (victim's sister) had a questionable presence at the scene, another witness had established enmity with accused parties, the third witness was declared hostile, and the alleged collaboration between unrelated accused groups appeared implausible, creating serious reasonable doubt about prosecution's case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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