SANJU vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THROUGH ITS SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 1981/2014

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010089292013

Filing Date

15-Mar-2013

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1981/2014

Diary Number

8929/2013

Order Date

29-Aug-2022

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2022 INSC 880

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 06-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SANJU

    Adv. HINGORANI & ASSOCIATES (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-1] AMAN MOHIT HINGORANI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-1] AMAN MOHIT HINGORANI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-2] AMAN MOHIT HINGORANI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-3] AMAN MOHIT HINGORANI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [P-4]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH THROUGH ITS SECRETARY

    Adv. SHASHANK SHEKHAR SINGH[R-1] [Gr]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-Aug-2022

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 29-Aug-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 29-Aug-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari

  5. 04-Aug-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 04-Aug-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  7. 03-Aug-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  8. 02-Aug-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  9. 28-Jul-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 28-Jul-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  11. 27-Jul-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  12. 26-Jul-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  13. 09-Jun-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  14. 09-Jun-2022

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.R. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose

  15. 31-Oct-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.A. Bobde and Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao

  16. 11-Oct-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  17. 11-Oct-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  18. 28-Jul-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  19. 28-Jul-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  20. 07-Apr-2015

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  21. 07-Apr-2015

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  22. 09-Sep-2014

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  23. 09-Sep-2014

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  24. 25-Nov-2013

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  25. 11-Nov-2013

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  26. 21-Oct-2013

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  27. 23-Sep-2013

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  28. 26-Aug-2013

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  29. 05-Aug-2013

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  30. 01-Jul-2013

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  31. 12-Apr-2013

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  32. 15-Mar-2013

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1981/2014

  33. [ 2022 INSC 880 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Bhagwati Singh and his three sons (Bhoop, Balwant, and Sanju Singh) for the murder of Chandrapal Singh on August 11, 2003, in Uttar Pradesh. The Court rejected the defense's challenges regarding the crime location and witness presence, relying primarily on credible testimony from the victim's brother Rakesh Kumar, medical evidence of injuries, and post-mortem findings confirming death by firearm. The Court dismissed the second eyewitness (Ramphal Singh) as unreliable due to delayed statement recording (20 days later) and inconsistencies, but affirmed conviction based on solid evidence beyond reasonable doubt. All appellants were sentenced to life imprisonment with fines; concurrent seven-year sentences were imposed for attempted murder. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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