DEVI LAL vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN — Crl.A. No. 965/2000

Case under Section II-D. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010120372000

Filing Date

24-Jul-2000

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 965/2000

Diary Number

12037/2000

Order Date

04-Sep-2002

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-D

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DEVI LAL

    Adv. HARINDER MOHAN SINGH (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF RAJASTHAN

    Adv. JAVED MAHMUD RAO

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-Sep-2002

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  3. 26-Aug-2002

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  4. 30-Jul-2002

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  5. 16-Jul-2002

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  6. 28-Feb-2001

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  7. 24-Jul-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 965/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Crl.A. No. 965/2000 (Devi Lal v. State of Rajasthan) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed Devi Lal's criminal appeal on September 4, 2002, upholding his conviction for murder (IPC §302) of Dhan Raj. The Court rejected his plea of private defence, finding the accused's claim that Dhan Raj attacked him with a sickle was contradicted by all eyewitnesses who testified Dhan Raj was unarmed. The Court noted the accused's minor injuries (mere abrasions) could not justify a heinous murder and rejected the medical examination as unreliable since it occurred nine days after the incident despite the accused having opportunity to obtain it immediately after escaping. No further directions were mentioned. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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