BIKKAR SINGH vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 431/2009

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010227942008

Filing Date

11-Aug-2008

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 431/2009

Diary Number

22794/2008

Order Date

18-Jan-2023

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Appeals Allowed

Last updated 05-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BIKKAR SINGH

    Adv. YASH PAL DHINGRA[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF PUNJAB SECRETARY

    Adv. NUPUR KUMAR[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Jan-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 18-Jan-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh

  4. 12-Jan-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari

  5. 11-Jan-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari

  6. 08-Dec-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

  7. 01-Dec-2022

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

  8. 01-Dec-2022

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh

  9. 21-Jul-2022

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

  10. 07-Jul-2022

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  11. 07-Jul-2022

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indira Banerjee and Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari

  12. 13-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  13. 12-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  14. 11-Feb-2020

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  15. 06-Feb-2020

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  16. 06-Feb-2020

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  17. 05-Feb-2020

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  18. 26-Nov-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  19. 19-Nov-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  20. 30-Jul-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran

  21. 18-Jul-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran

  22. 17-Jul-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran

  23. 16-Jul-2019

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran

  24. 04-Apr-2019

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  25. 04-Apr-2019

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  26. 03-Apr-2019

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  27. 28-Feb-2019

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  28. 14-Feb-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  29. 09-Nov-2012

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  30. 16-Dec-2010

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  31. 02-Mar-2009

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  32. 10-Feb-2009

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  33. 29-Jan-2009

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  34. 16-Jan-2009

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  35. 16-Dec-2008

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  36. 01-Dec-2008

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  37. 26-Sep-2008

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  38. 19-Sep-2008

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  39. 11-Aug-2008

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 431/2009

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Case Summary: Bikkar Singh v. State of Punjab (Crl.A. No. 431/2009) The Supreme Court allowed Bikkar Singh's appeal and acquitted him of charges under Section 306 IPC (abetting suicide). The High Court's conviction—sentencing him to six years rigorous imprisonment for allegedly abetting his wife Harbans Kaur's suicide—was set aside. The Court found insufficient evidence of abetment, noting contradictions in witness testimonies (alleged beatings unsupported by medical evidence or post-mortem reports), no suicide note, and conflicting accounts about whether he encouraged her death. His bail bonds were discharged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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