DADUL DEKA @ KANAK DEKA vs STATE OF ASSAM . — Crl.A. No. 1457/2007

Summary of Crl.A. No. 1457/2007 On August 30, 2011, the Supreme Court allowed Dadul Deka's appeal and acquitted him of charges under IPC Section 384/34 (extortion), setting aside his three-month conviction. The Court found the conviction unsafe, as it relied solely on co-accused Pulin Das's testimony and gun recovery not made at the appellant's instance, while the informant remained unexamined. The appellant's bail bonds were discharged, and the Registry was directed to pay ₹7,500 as amicus fee. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.