JALESHWAR SINGH vs STATE OF BIHAR — Crl.A. No. 126/1999

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010022831998

Filing Date

06-Feb-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 126/1999

Diary Number

2283/1998

Order Date

06-May-2009

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Allowed

Last updated 30-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JALESHWAR SINGH

    Adv. RATAN KUMAR CHOUDHURI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF BIHAR

    Adv. GOPAL SINGH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2009

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 01-Apr-2008

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 13-Mar-2008

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 03-Apr-2007

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 01-Dec-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 22-Sep-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 17-Feb-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  9. 06-Feb-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 126/1999

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Case Summary: Jaleshwar Singh v. State of Bihar The Supreme Court modified Jaleshwar Singh's conviction from murder with criminal instigation (Section 302 read with Section 109 IPC) to attempt to murder with criminal instigation (Section 307 read with Section 110 IPC), reducing his sentence from life imprisonment to 7 years. The Court found that while Singh issued an exhortation during a violent altercation over land, the evidence showed no direct order to kill—only to prevent the victims from escaping and to attack them—distinguishing it from a clear murder conspiracy. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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