HABIBULLAH vs STATE OF U.P. — Crl.A. No. 1333/2005

Summary: Crl.A. No. 1333/2005 - Habibullah v. State of U.P. On September 10, 2008, the Supreme Court allowed Habibullah's appeal and set aside his conviction for abetment under Section 302 read with Section 109 IPC in a 1999 murder case involving deceased Talib Khan. The court found that evidence of instigating co-accused Nanku to commit the killing was deficient and not established. Habibullah was ordered released forthwith unless required in custody for another case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.