JAGDISH NARAIN vs STATE OF U.P. — Crl.A. No. 489/1995

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010042551995

Filing Date

01-Jan-1900

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 489/1995

Diary Number

4255/1995

Order Date

12-Mar-1996

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JAGDISH NARAIN

    Adv. K. L. JANJANI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF U.P.

    Adv. AJIT SINGH PUNDIR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 12-Mar-1996

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 01-Jan-1900

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 489/1995

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Jagdish Narain v. State of U.P. The Supreme Court affirmed the appellants' conviction for murder but modified the legal basis. The trial court had acquitted Jagdish Narain and Rameshwar Dayal, but the High Court reversed this, finding the eyewitness testimony (from the victim's son and servant present at the scene) credible and corroborated by the FIR and medical evidence showing two gunshot wounds. The Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction but set aside the conviction under rioting provisions (Sections 148/149 IPC) since a co-accused was acquitted, instead convicting under Section 302/34 IPC (murder with common intention). Life imprisonment was maintained. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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