NAGARJIT AHIR vs STATE OF BIHAR — Crl.A. No. 1020 - 1021/1999

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of most appellants in a 1976 murder case where Jagarnath Singh was killed by armed assailants with barchhas (farming implements) at a Ganges ghat during the Satuwan festival in Bihar. The court rejected defense arguments that the case was a counter-blast to another incident, that the prosecution failed to explain injuries to two appellants (who were hurt in a separate earlier incident), or that the crime location was shifted. However, the court acquitted appellant Nagarjit Ahir, finding insufficient evidence of his participation despite his presence, applying the benefit of doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.