STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs MOHAURE . — Crl.A. No. 215/2005

Case under Section II-D. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010071282004

Filing Date

31-Mar-2004

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 215/2005

Diary Number

7128/2004

Order Date

06-Feb-2014

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 20-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-D

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF RAJASTHAN

    Adv. MILIND KUMAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MOHAURE .

    Adv. ASHOK K. MAHAJAN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Feb-2014

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  3. 05-Feb-2014

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  4. 30-Aug-2011

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  5. 25-Nov-2004

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  6. 31-Mar-2004

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 215/2005

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Rajasthan v. Moharu & Anr. (Crl.A. 215/2005) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Rajasthan's appeal, upholding the Rajasthan High Court's acquittal of respondents Moharu and Jaila. The respondents were originally convicted by Sessions Court, Alwar for murder and atrocity offenses in connection with the January 1996 death of Jaisingh, allegedly killed during a caste-motivated assault. The Supreme Court found the prosecution case weak due to: (1) a 20-hour delay in filing the FIR; (2) key eyewitnesses (the deceased's wife and mother) failing to name the accused to police, despite trauma; (3) post-mortem evidence indicating blunt weapon injuries, contradicting the farsi (sharp weapon) allegation; and (4) the trial court's disbelief of other eyewitnesses. The Court concluded the High Court's acquittal was a reasonably possible view requiring no interference. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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