PRAMOD MAHTO vs STATE OF BIHAR — Crl.A. No. 931/2001

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010183932000

Filing Date

31-Oct-2000

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 931/2001

Diary Number

18393/2000

Order Date

31-Jul-2002

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 11-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PRAMOD MAHTO

    Adv. PRASHANT KUMAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF BIHAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 31-Jul-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 30-Jul-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 10-Sep-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 31-Oct-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 931/2001

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Case Summary: Pramod Mahto v. State of Bihar (Crl.A. 931/2001) Pramod Mahto appealed his conviction for the murder of Devendra Mahto on May 17, 1984, challenging the credibility of eyewitnesses and questioning witness identification in dark conditions. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's conviction, finding the lower courts properly appreciated the evidence and rejecting arguments that witnesses' names omitted from the FIR and delayed examination warranted adverse inferences. The Court also dismissed claims regarding non-examination of a shop owner, noting he was unavailable despite non-bailable warrant issuance. The appeal was dismissed on July 31, 2002, and Mahto's life sentence was affirmed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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