STATE OF NCT OF DELHI DEPARTMENT OF HOME THROUGH SECRETARY vs SHAILESH KUMAR@GUDDU — Crl.A. No. 1724/2014

Case Summary: State of NCT of Delhi v. Shailesh Kumar@Guddu (Crl.A. No. 1724/2014) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal, upholding the High Court's acquittal of Shailesh Kumar and others. The Court found the High Court was correct in noting that motive was not established and there was no direct eye-witness evidence; only chance witnesses (P.W. Nos. 3 and 4) mentioned seeing the deceased with the accused, which was disbelieved by the High Court and was insufficient for conviction. Next Steps: The bail bonds executed by the accused-respondents stand discharged following dismissal of the appeal. (Decided: 11 July 2019) This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.