MANOHAR SINGH vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Crl.A. No. 771/2004

Summary: Crl.A. No. 771/2004 - Manohar Singh v. State of Maharashtra On 25 July 2006, the Supreme Court dismissed Manohar Singh's criminal appeal. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to maintain conviction under IPC Section 302 (murder) and Section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), finding the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt based on eyewitness testimony, medical evidence, and extra-judicial confession. The original death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the High Court and confirmed by the Supreme Court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.