SHAILENDRA PRATAP vs STATE OF U.P. — Crl.A. No. 56/1996

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010019761995

Filing Date

10-Feb-1995

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 56/1996

Diary Number

1976/1995

Order Date

08-Jan-2003

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 30-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHAILENDRA PRATAP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF U.P.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Jan-2003

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 08-Jan-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 14-Nov-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 31-Oct-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 10-Feb-1995

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 56/1996

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Shailendra Pratap v. State of U.P. Decision: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellants Shailendra Pratap and his co-accused of all charges. The Court set aside the High Court's conviction and restored the trial court's acquittal order, finding the trial court's reasoning sound and the High Court's interference unjustified. Key Reasoning: The Court identified critical evidentiary gaps: medical evidence showed injuries to the back of deceased bodies despite prosecution claiming front-side shooting; two of four claimed eyewitnesses turned hostile; the main witness (informant) had motive to falsify charges against accused due to pending criminal case; and investigative officer found no firearm marks on the vehicle. These reasonable doubts supported acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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