CHHOTE LAL vs ROHTASH — Crl.A. No. 2490/2014

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010195142011

Filing Date

02-Jul-2011

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 2490/2014

Diary Number

19514/2011

Order Date

14-Dec-2023

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2023 INSC 1072

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 06-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.CHHOTE LAL

    Adv. ANJANI KUMAR MISHRA[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ROHTASH

    Adv. MONIKA GUSAIN (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-7] ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-6] ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-5] ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-4] ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-3] ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-2] ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated) [R-1] B. K. PAL[R-6] B. K. PAL[R-5] B. K. PAL[R-4] B. K. PAL[R-3] B. K. PAL[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Dec-2023

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 14-Dec-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 14-Dec-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal

  5. 30-Nov-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 30-Nov-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal

  7. 30-Nov-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal

  8. 29-Nov-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal

  9. 23-Nov-2023

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal

  10. 18-Jan-2022

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  11. 18-Jan-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka

  12. 14-Dec-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  13. 14-Dec-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abhay S. Oka

  14. 08-Jul-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  15. 08-Jul-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Subhash Reddy

  16. 13-Apr-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  17. 13-Apr-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  18. 23-Mar-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  19. 23-Mar-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  20. 16-Mar-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi

  21. 10-Feb-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  22. 10-Feb-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  23. 20-Oct-2016

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  24. 20-Oct-2016

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  25. 15-Dec-2015

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  26. 15-Dec-2015

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  27. 10-Dec-2015

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  28. 10-Dec-2015

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  29. 09-Dec-2015

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  30. 09-Dec-2015

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  31. 02-Dec-2015

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  32. 02-Dec-2015

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  33. 08-Jul-2015

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  34. 08-Jul-2015

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  35. 21-Nov-2014

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  36. 21-Nov-2014

    Office Report - of Main CaseView PDF

  37. 21-Nov-2014

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  38. 19-Sep-2014

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  39. 18-Jul-2014

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  40. 18-Jul-2014

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  41. 10-Mar-2014

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  42. 16-Dec-2013

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  43. 27-Sep-2013

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  44. 27-Sep-2013

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  45. 14-Mar-2012

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  46. 16-Aug-2011

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  47. 02-Jul-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 2490/2014

  48. [ 2023 INSC 1072 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Chhote Lal v. Rohtash (Crl.A. No. 002490/2014) The Supreme Court dismissed appellant Chhote Lal's appeal challenging the High Court's acquittal of six accused persons convicted of murder (Sections 148, 201/149, 302/149 IPC). The Court found the sole eyewitness testimony unreliable: Chhote Lal did not actually witness the killing or burning of the victim, failed to explain his inaction while his son was assaulted, suffered from credibility issues as a highly interested party with long-standing enmity against the accused, and his account contained discrepancies (omitting mention of firearm use despite postmortem confirming gunshot wounds). The chain of circumstantial evidence was incomplete. The High Court's decision to extend benefit of doubt was upheld as the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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