ANANDI SINGH vs STATE OF BIHAR — Crl.A. No. 303/1999

Case Summary: Anandi Singh v. State of Bihar On 5 May 2005, the Supreme Court allowed Anandi Singh's criminal appeal and set aside his conviction and life sentence for the 1976 murder of Jugal Poddar. The Court found serious doubts regarding the reliability of the dying declaration (the prosecution's primary evidence), citing multiple infirmities: unclear custody of the document, discrepancies between versions given to different witnesses, failure to examine the vital eyewitness Inderdeo Gupta, identity confusion regarding the accused, and procedural irregularities. The appellant was directed to be released immediately unless required in another case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.