PRAKASH THAKUR vs STATE OF BIHAR — Crl.A. No. 294 - 295/1998

Case Summary: Prakash Thakur v. State of Bihar (Crl.A. 294-295/1998) On 25 February 2004, the Supreme Court allowed the appeals and acquitted all four appellants of all charges. The trial court had convicted them under Section 302/34 IPC (life imprisonment) and Section 307/34 IPC for a 1981 assault death case; the High Court had reduced this to Section 304 Part II/34 IPC (7 years imprisonment). The Supreme Court found prosecution witness statements contradictory regarding occurrence manner, location, and weapons used; found no premeditation or credible motive; and held that injuries sustained by the appellants themselves created reasonable doubt about prosecution credibility. The Court set aside impugned judgments and discharged appellants from bail bond liability. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.