PRITAM SINGH @ KALU vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 471/2012
Case under Section II-B. Status: DISPOSED.
CNR: SCIN010056372011
Filing Date
30-Nov-2010
Registration No
Crl.A. No. 471/2012
Diary Number
5637/2011
Order Date
26-Nov-2013
Document Type
ROP - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Disposed Off
Data as of 03-Jul-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
PRITAM SINGH @ KALU
Adv. PRAMIT SAXENA
Respondent(s)
STATE OF PUNJAB
Adv. KULDIP SINGH
Orders
The Supreme Court modified Pritam Singh's conviction from Section 302 IPC (murder) to Section 304 Part-I IPC (causing death by negligence) and reduced his sentence from life imprisonment to ten years. The court considered that Singh's Army discharge for behavioral issues involving loss of control, combined with the presence of an axe already in his field, suggested he lost control after seeing crop damage and hearing abuse, rather than premeditated murder. The appeal was disposed of on November 26, 2013. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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