NATHURAM TIWARI vs STATE OF M P — Crl.A. No. 1204/1997

Summary: Crl.A. No. 001204/1997 – Nathuram Tiwari v. State of M.P. The Supreme Court reduced appellants Nathuram Tiwari and Kalkaprasad's conviction from murder (Section 302 read with Section 34, IPC) to causing grievous injuries (Section 326 read with Section 34, IPC). Finding reasonable doubt about whether the appellants alone caused the fatal injuries—given evidence that acquitted co-accused Vinod Kumar struck the deceased with an axe—the Court sentenced them to five years imprisonment instead of life. The appellants were directed to surrender within three weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.