STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs KANHIYA — Crl.A. No. 837/1999

Case under Section II-D. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010050261999

Filing Date

23-Mar-1999

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 837/1999

Diary Number

5026/1999

Order Date

06-Oct-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 02-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-D

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.KANHIYA

    Adv. K. SARADA DEVI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Oct-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 23-Mar-1999

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 837/1999

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: State of Rajasthan v. Kanhiya (Crl.A. No. 837/1999) Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal on October 6, 2004, setting aside the High Court's acquittal and restoring the Trial Court's conviction. Kanhiya was found guilty under Section 397 IPC for armed robbery and sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment. The Court rejected the High Court's findings as "essentially hypothetical," holding that there was no evidence the accused was earlier pointed out to the witness and that identification by one witness was not diluted merely because other witnesses weren't included in the test identification parade. Direction: The respondent was ordered to surrender to custody forthwith to serve the remainder of the sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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