LAKHMAN SINGH R P NAUTIYAL, ,MAHAVIR KOHLI,GARIMA THAPA,pavan kumar nath vs STATE OF UTTARANCHAL — CRLA/54/2005

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act No. 2 of 1974) Section 304B IPC,3/7 DP ACT. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 04-Apr-2014

CNR: UKHC010006062005

Filing Number

CRLA/1003538/2005

Filing Date

06-Apr-2005

Registration No

CRLA/54/2005

Registration Date

06-Apr-2005

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashish Naithani

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashish Naithani

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

APPEAL ( 3 )

Sub-Category

R.I. UPTO 10 YEARS & FINE ( 4 )

Judicial Branch

ALL SECTIONS (CIVIL AND CRIMINAL)

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 06-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act No. 2 of 1974) Section 304B IPC,3/7 DP ACT

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.LAKHMAN SINGH R P NAUTIYAL, ,MAHAVIR KOHLI,GARIMA THAPA,pavan kumar nath

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF UTTARANCHAL

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashish NaithaniView PDF

    The High Court of Uttarakhand set aside the Sessions Court conviction of Lakhman Singh under Section 304-B IPC (dowry death) and Section 3/7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, acquitting him completely. The court found the prosecution failed to establish essential ingredients beyond reasonable doubt: witness testimony was vague and lacked specific dates/instances of dowry demand, the "soon before death" requirement was not proven with proximate link to death, material inconsistencies existed in witness statements, no independent corroboration was provided, and the medical evidence didn't definitively rule out suicide, thereby warranting acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 11-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashish NaithaniView PDF

  4. 11-Mar-2026

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashish Naithani

  5. 11-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashish NaithaniView PDF

  6. 05-Nov-2024

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Purohit

  7. 30-Aug-2024

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Purohit

  8. 29-Jul-2024

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Purohit

  9. 22-Apr-2024

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Bharti Sharma

  10. 08-Nov-2023

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Bharti Sharma

  11. 18-Aug-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Bharti SharmaView PDF

  12. 18-Aug-2023

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Bharti Sharma

  13. 20-Jun-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Bharti SharmaView PDF

  14. 20-Jun-2023

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Verma

  15. 17-May-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Kumar VermaView PDF

  16. 17-May-2023

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Verma

  17. 11-May-2022

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra Maithani

  18. 11-Apr-2022

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra Maithani

  19. 04-Apr-2022

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra Maithani

  20. 07-Mar-2022

    Old Matters -253

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra Maithani

  21. 02-Dec-2020

    Sri Narayan Singh Dhanik, J.View PDF

  22. 02-Dec-2020

    Orders On Applications -22

    Sri Narayan Singh Dhanik, J.

  23. 27-Oct-2020

    Sri Narayan Singh Dhanik, J.View PDF

  24. 23-Sep-2020

    Sri Narayan Singh Dhanik, J.View PDF

  25. 23-Sep-2020

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe

  26. 28-Aug-2020

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra KhulbeView PDF

  27. 28-Aug-2020

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe

  28. 05-Aug-2020

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra KhulbeView PDF

  29. 29-Nov-2019

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe

  30. 07-Nov-2019

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra KhulbeView PDF

  31. 07-Nov-2019

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe

  32. 16-Oct-2019

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra KhulbeView PDF

  33. 16-Oct-2019

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe

  34. 05-Sep-2019

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra KhulbeView PDF

  35. 16-Aug-2019

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe

  36. 15-Jul-2019

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ramesh Chandra KhulbeView PDF

  37. 15-Jul-2019

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh

  38. 13-May-2019

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok SinghView PDF

  39. 13-May-2019

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh

  40. 14-Mar-2019

    For Final Hearing -40

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh

  41. 06-Mar-2019

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok SinghView PDF

  42. 10-Oct-2018

    For Final Hearing -40

  43. 09-Nov-2017

    For Final Hearing -40

  44. 24-Jul-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  45. 14-Jul-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  46. 09-Jul-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  47. 08-Jul-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  48. 07-Jul-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  49. 03-Jul-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  50. 02-Jul-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  51. 27-Jun-2014

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma,Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh,Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Kumar TiwariView PDF

  52. 27-Jun-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  53. 26-Jun-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  54. 25-Jun-2014

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma,Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh,Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Kumar TiwariView PDF

  55. 25-Jun-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  56. 20-Jun-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  57. 19-Jun-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  58. 05-Jun-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  59. 28-May-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  60. 21-May-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  61. 15-May-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  62. 08-May-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  63. 30-Apr-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  64. 23-Apr-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  65. 16-Apr-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  66. 07-Apr-2014

    For Final Hearing -40

  67. 04-Apr-2014

    —View PDF

  68. 04-Apr-2014

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  69. 06-Apr-2005

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRLA/54/2005

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Uttarakhand set aside the Sessions Court conviction of Lakhman Singh under Section 304-B IPC (dowry death) and Section 3/7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, acquitting him completely. The court found the prosecution failed to establish essential ingredients beyond reasonable doubt: witness testimony was vague and lacked specific dates/instances of dowry demand, the "soon before death" requirement was not proven with proximate link to death, material inconsistencies existed in witness statements, no independent corroboration was provided, and the medical evidence didn't definitively rule out suicide, thereby warranting acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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