STATE OF M.P. vs HALLE @ PREM LAL — Crl.A. No. 804/2007

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010031882007

Filing Date

31-Jan-2007

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 804/2007

Diary Number

3188/2007

Order Date

26-Apr-2013

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF M.P.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.HALLE @ PREM LAL

    Adv. DEBASIS MISRA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 26-Apr-2013

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 11-Nov-2010

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 20-Apr-2007

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 26-Mar-2007

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 31-Jan-2007

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 804/2007

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Case Summary: State of M.P. v. Halle @ Prem Lal (Crl.A. 804/2007) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Madhya Pradesh's appeal on April 26, 2013, upholding the High Court's reversal of the murder conviction. The respondents were originally convicted under Section 302 IPC for drowning a 15-16-year-old girl (Vipta) in a well, but the High Court found multiple discrepancies in eyewitness testimony—including doubts about the brother's presence at the incident, lack of corroboration for rape allegations, and the victim's unexplained absence of struggle. The Supreme Court agreed that numerous contradictions rendered the prosecution case insufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and affirmed the respondents' acquittal by giving them the benefit of doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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