STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs LALA RAM . — Crl.A. No. 790/2001

Case under Section II-D. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010149882000

Filing Date

05-Sep-2000

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 790/2001

Diary Number

14988/2000

Order Date

06-Aug-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 07-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-D

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF RAJASTHAN

    Adv. SUSHIL KUMAR JAIN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.LALA RAM .

    Adv. V. J. FRANCIS (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Aug-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 05-Sep-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 790/2001

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Crl.A. No. 790/2001 (State of Rajasthan v. Lala Ram) Outcome: On 6 August 2001, the Supreme Court granted leave and allowed the State's appeal. The Court set aside the High Court's summary rejection of the State's application for leave to appeal against the acquittal order and directed the High Court to decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law. Background & Reasoning: Lala Ram and others were acquitted by the Trial Court on 21 December 1999. The State filed an application for leave to appeal, which the High Court rejected summarily without assigning reasons. The Supreme Court found that the trial court's judgment required reconsideration of eye-witness and circumstantial evidence, and the High Court's unreasoned order made it unclear whether such reappraisal had occurred. Next Step: The matter was remitted to the High Court of Rajasthan to decide the substantive appeal on merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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