STATE OF U P vs PURAN LAL — Crl.A. No. 654/1998

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010158261997

Filing Date

18-Sep-1997

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 654/1998

Diary Number

15826/1997

Order Date

01-Apr-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 08-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF U P

    Adv. JATINDER KUMAR BHATIA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.PURAN LAL

    Adv. DINESH KUMAR GARG

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 18-Sep-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 654/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of U.P. v. Puran Lal (Crl.A. No. 654/1998) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of U.P.'s appeal on April 1, 2004, upholding the High Court's acquittal of Puran Lal. The High Court had set aside Lal's conviction for murder (Sections 302 and 201 IPC) of co-worker Jugal, finding that key prosecution evidence—including witness testimony placing the accused with the deceased, the alleged extra-judicial confession to PW.6, and the recovery of the murder weapon and head—had not been established beyond reasonable doubt. The Court found the High Court's reasoning sound in rejecting these circumstances and affirmed the acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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