CHANDER PAL vs STATE OF HARYANA — Crl.A. No. 825/2000

Summary: Crl.A. No. 825/2000 - Chander Pal v. State of Haryana The Supreme Court acquitted appellants Chander Pal and Rajinder of murder charges, finding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The Court identified critical evidentiary gaps: material witnesses (Subhash Baweja and Mohan Lal) were not examined despite being present at the incident, eyewitnesses had material contradictions, and evidence suggested the first appellant was arrested on 2.8.1992 (not 14.8.1992 as claimed), potentially facilitating tainted identification. The Court noted the trial judge inconsistently accepted similar evidence against the appellants while rejecting it for acquitted co-accused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.