GOKUL . vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH — Crl.A. No. 1137/2000

Summary of Crl.A. No. 1137/2000 - Gokul v. State of Madhya Pradesh Outcome: The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal on February 27, 2002. The conviction and life sentence of appellants Gangaram, Shivlal, Komal, and Babulal were set aside and they were acquitted and released. However, the appeal of Gokul and Pritam was dismissed, and they remain convicted under IPC Section 302 read with Section 34 (murder). The Court found that only Gokul, Pritam, Mutiya, and Panna (now deceased) were directly involved in beating the victim Kallu to death in July 1984; the other four appellants lacked direct evidence connecting them to the crime. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.