ARJUN PRASAD vs STATE OF M.P. — Crl.A. No. 1077/2006

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 1077/2006 - Arjun Prasad v. State of M.P. On 14 May 2008, the Supreme Court allowed Arjun Prasad's criminal appeal and set aside the High Court's conviction order. The High Court had reversed an acquittal and convicted the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, sentencing him to life imprisonment and a ₹50,000 fine. The Supreme Court found the High Court's order fundamentally defective because neither the accused was represented by counsel nor legal aid was provided during the hearing. The matter was remitted to the High Court to redecide the appeal afresh with proper opportunity of hearing to the parties. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.