STATE OF U P vs MADAN LAL . — Crl.A. No. 695/1998
Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010190871997
Filing Date
06-Nov-1997
Registration No
Crl.A. No. 695/1998
Diary Number
19087/1997
Order Date
29-Apr-2004
Document Type
ROP - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 12-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.STATE OF U P
Adv. JATINDER KUMAR BHATIA
Respondent(s)
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1.MADAN LAL .
Adv. P. K. JAIN
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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29-Apr-2004
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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06-Nov-1997
Case filed
Registration No. Crl.A. No. 695/1998
Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the State of U.P.'s appeal against the High Court's acquittal of Madan Lal in a murder case. Originally, four accused were convicted by Sessions Judge for murdering Onkar Singh under Section 302/34 IPC, but the High Court acquitted Madan Lal and Raghubar Dayal, finding the eyewitness testimonies unreliable (two were close relatives of the deceased, one was a chance witness) and noting the FIR appeared ante-dated. The Court found no reason to interfere with the High Court's judgment and upheld the acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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