ACHHAR SINGH vs THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 1140 - 1141/2010

Case under Section II-C. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010173952010

Filing Date

31-May-2010

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1140 - 1141/2010

Diary Number

17395/2010

Order Date

07-May-2021

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2021 INSC 289

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-C

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ACHHAR SINGH

    Adv. RAMESHWAR PRASAD GOYAL[P-1] [Pr]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY

    Adv. ABHINAV MUKERJI (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] [Gr]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2021

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 07-May-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 07-May-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant

  5. 02-Feb-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 02-Feb-2021

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose

  7. 28-Jan-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 28-Jan-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose

  9. 19-Jan-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 19-Jan-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Ramana, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose

  11. 10-Sep-2020

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  12. 10-Sep-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  13. 17-Jul-2014

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  14. 07-May-2014

    ROPView PDF

  15. 02-May-2014

    ROPView PDF

  16. 25-Apr-2014

    ROPView PDF

  17. 15-Apr-2014

    ROPView PDF

  18. 25-Mar-2014

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  19. 21-Feb-2014

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  20. 30-Jan-2014

    ROPView PDF

  21. 01-Oct-2013

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  22. 19-Sep-2013

    ROPView PDF

  23. 30-Nov-2010

    ROPView PDF

  24. 12-Jul-2010

    ROPView PDF

  25. 31-May-2010

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1140 - 1141/2010

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Case Summary: Achhar Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh The Supreme Court dismissed the appellants' challenge to the High Court's conviction, upholding that Budhi Singh murdered Swari Devi (Section 302 IPC) and Achhar Singh grievously injured Beli Ram (Sections 326 and 323 IPC), despite witness testimony containing exaggerations. The Court distinguished between exaggeration (which retains a kernel of truth) and falsity, finding consistent evidence from eyewitnesses and medical reports sufficiently corroborated the core allegations against both appellants, thereby reversing the trial court's perverse acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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