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The appellants, Sant Lal Vishwakarma and others, appealed against a conviction under IPC sections 323, 325, 504 and 506 handed down by the Additional Session Judge, Allahabad. Both parties later entered into a compromise settlement, which was verified by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate on …
The appellant, Sumit Rastogi, filed a criminal appeal (No. 7953 of 2026) before the Allahabad High Court challenging a conviction. During the hearing, counsel for the appellant, Ankit Kapoor, informed the court that the appellant no longer wishes to pursue the appeal. The State, represented by …
Mohammad Farman filed a jail appeal before the Allahabad High Court challenging his conviction. The appellant’s counsel, Nishant Mehrotra, subsequently informed the court that the appellant wished to withdraw the appeal. The court considered the request for withdrawal and noted that no substantive …
The appellant, Hafeez Ullah, filed a criminal appeal before the Allahabad High Court. During the proceedings, it was submitted that the appellant had died on 8 October 2025, supported by a death certificate, a letter from his son, and a letter from the Gram Pradhan, all annexed to a compliance …
The appellant, Gautam Sharma, filed a criminal appeal (No. 7405 of 2024) before the Allahabad High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, a report dated 08 September 2026 indicated that the appellant had died while undergoing treatment. The court, upon receiving this information, considered …
The High Court of Allahabad heard an appeal by Shri Ji Seeds against the dismissal of a criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act concerning a dishonoured cheque of Rs 6.60 lakh. The trial court had dismissed the complaint under Section 256 of the CrPC and acquitted the …
The appellants were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for offences under IPC sections 308, 325 and 504 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. They filed a criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking reversal of the conviction. While the appeal was pending, …
The appellants, Harnam Singh and Kunwar Singh, filed a criminal appeal before the Allahabad High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, both appellants passed away—Kunwar Singh on 2 February 2022 and Harnam Singh on 6 December 2025. The court received an official report confirming their deaths. …
The appellants were convicted by the trial court for assault and causing grievous injuries under various IPC sections and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. They appealed, arguing that the conviction and sentence were against the weight of evidence and excessively severe. After a 40-year delay, the …
The appellant Ram Kishan was convicted by the Sessions Court for assaulting and attempting to murder the complainant Vinod Singh under Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code, based on the victim's testimony and corroborating medical evidence. He appealed, arguing that the conviction was against the …
The appellant, Vishal Kumar, was convicted under Sections 498‑A and 304‑B of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, receiving rigorous imprisonment and fines. He filed a criminal appeal challenging the conviction and sentence, alleging evidential infirmities. While the appeal was …
The High Court of Allahabad considered Criminal Appeal No. 3679 of 2018 filed by Doli against his conviction under Section 20(II)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, which imposed ten years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,00,000. The appellant challenged the …
The appeal challenged the conviction of two accused under Section 323 read with Section 34 of the IPC for causing simple hurt to the complainant and his father, while the trial court had acquitted them of murder, criminal intimidation and threat. The prosecution alleged that the accused assaulted …
The appellant was convicted for kidnapping, rape of a 14‑year‑old girl and causing hurt under Sections 450, 366, 376(2) and 323 of the IPC. The prosecution presented the victim’s consistent statements, medical reports and corroborating testimony of the informant and police officers. The defence …
The criminal appeal No. 1747 of 1984 filed by Satish and Mahadev against the State of U.P. was pending before the Allahabad High Court. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kanpur Nagar, reported on 22 April 2026 that appellant No.2, Mahadev, had died. The appeal had already been deemed abated with …
Tulsi Ram appealed a 1982 acquittal for offences under Sections 379 and 147 IPC, but the appeal remained pending for about four decades. The appellant died roughly twenty years ago and no legal heir applied for substitution or pursued the appeal. The court noted settled Supreme Court authority that …
The appellant, Jamal Ahmad, appealed against the acquittal of accused persons in a matrimonial dispute case under Sections 498A and 406 IPC, which had been set aside by the Fast Track Court. During the hearing, both parties indicated that the matrimonial dispute had been amicably settled and the …
The appellant, Shreya Vidyarthi, appealed to the Allahabad High Court against a conviction and fine imposed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by the Additional Court II, Kanpur Nagar. Both parties agreed that the appeal should have been filed before the Sessions Court, not the High …
In Criminal Appeal No. 849 of 2001 (Raj Bahadur v. State of U.P.), the appellant and the State agreed to settle the dispute out of court and filed a joint affidavit evidencing a compromise between the appellant, the informant Punjab Singh, and the injured witness Rampati. The High Court, after …
The appellants Chandra Prakash and others appealed under Section 374(2) of the Cr.P.C. against a judgment that convicted them under IPC Sections 323/34 and 325/34 and released them on probation under Section 5 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, with sureties. The appellants argued that the …
The appellants Kadir Ali and Mustafa were convicted under Section 504 IPC for criminal intimidation arising from a property‑partition dispute that led to the death of Afzal. The trial court sentenced them to six months' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the appellants did not contest the …
The appellant Kamta Singh was convicted by a Sessions Court for assaulting Sukhdev Singh, resulting in injuries that could have led to culpable homicide, under Section 308 IPC and sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment. On appeal, the High Court examined the evidence, including eyewitness …
The appellants, tenants in a rent dispute, fired at their landlord, Jagdish Narayan, causing only superficial abrasions. The trial court convicted them under Section 307 IPC for attempted murder and sentenced them to three years' rigorous imprisonment. On appeal, the High Court examined the …
The appellants were convicted by a Sessions Court under Section 394 IPC for voluntarily causing hurt while committing robbery and sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment. On appeal, the High Court examined the evidence, noting that no eyewitness or medical testimony directly linked the …
The police, acting on a tip, apprehended Ram Das and his companions while they were preparing to commit dacoity and recovered country‑made pistols. He was charged under Sections 399 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25(1)(a) of the Arms Act, convicted and sentenced to seven years' …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed the acquittal of Sheodan Singh and others by the Special Judge, Agra, who held that the prosecution had not proved the essential ingredients of an offence under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. The trial court observed …
Deepak was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Kanpur Dehat, under IPC sections 308, 323 and 324 for stabbing the complainant, causing serious internal injuries that required surgery. The trial court held that while the injuries were grave, the prosecution failed to prove an intention to …
Ram Singh Yadav was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Fatehpur, under Sections 307 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment with a fine and an additional one‑year default term, along with a concurrent two‑year term for the lesser offence. He filed a …
The appellant Prashant Yadav was convicted by the Additional Session Judge for offences under Sections 307, 504, 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25 of the Arms Act, based largely on the testimony of the complainant who later turned hostile and on the alleged recovery of a pistol from the …
The appellant Rajbir was convicted under Section 411 of the Indian Penal Code for robbery after being found in possession of a stolen starter during an incident involving theft and firing at a tubewell in Ghaziabad. The trial court sentenced him to one year of rigorous imprisonment, acquitting him …
The appellant, Ram Chandra, filed a criminal appeal before the Allahabad High Court. During the pendency of the appeal, the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Hapur reported that the sole appellant had died. The court considered the effect of the appellant's death on the pending appeal. It held that an …
The appellant Girraj was convicted by a Special Judge under Section 411 of the IPC for possessing documents related to a tractor involved in a murder case, and sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment. The conviction was based solely on the recovery of registration papers from his possession, …
The appellants were convicted by the Sessions Judge in Bijnor for offences under IPC sections 324/34, 452 and 506 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment and fines. Subsequently, the appellants and the injured parties (Asha Ram, Jai Pal and Dulari Devi) executed a compromise affidavit dated 25‑27 …
Mukhtyar Ahmad was arrested after a preventive customs team seized 167.5 kg of charas, hashish and ganja concealed in a Toyota Qualis vehicle. He was convicted under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act and sentenced to 15 years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.2,00,000 and five years …
The appellant Sahab Singh was convicted by the Sessions Court under Sections 395 and 397 of the IPC for a dacoity alleged to have occurred on the night of 21‑22 May 1982, based primarily on identification by the informant Lakhan Singh and a witness Ramdhani. The identification parade was conducted …
The appellant Rashid appealed against the acquittal of the respondents in a criminal case where the trial court had found them not guilty under Sections 147, 148, 323, 324 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. The appeal remained pending for more than forty years, during which the sole appellant died. …
The appellants Onkar Singh and Baran Singh were convicted by the trial court for attempt to murder under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC and sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment. The conviction was based on testimony that the accused fired country‑made firearms, causing pellet …
The Special Judge convicted the appellants for murder and rioting, holding that they formed an unlawful assembly and opened fire on police, causing the death of Constable Rajendra Singh. On appeal, the High Court examined the prosecution’s evidence, particularly the identification testimony of …
The appellant Nirthu was charged in a land‑dispute incident where he, armed with a spear, assaulted the complainant Balram and others, causing injuries. The trial court acquitted him of offences under Sections 147, 148, 307 and 149 IPC but convicted him under Sections 324/34 and 323/34 IPC for …
Ram Rakhha appealed his conviction for culpable homicide under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, for which the trial court sentenced him to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.5,000. He contended that the trial court had erred in its appreciation of evidence and sought to have the …
The appellant Divyansh Pandey appealed against his conviction for abetment of suicide (Sec. 306 IPC), dowry harassment (Sec. 498A IPC) and destruction of evidence (Sec. 201 IPC) stemming from the death of his wife, who was allegedly burned and hanged after dowry demands. The trial court relied on …
The appellants were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Mathura, for assaulting complainant Ram Gopal and his family members, offences punishable under Sections 308 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code, and were sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment. One appellant, Chaturbhuj, died …
The appellants were convicted by the Sessions Court for offences under Sections 147, 148, 307, 149, 323, 325 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code arising from an unlawful assembly that caused injuries and attempted murder in 1993. The High Court examined the oral and documentary evidence, including …
The appellants, convicted under IPC sections 147, 323 and 149, were sentenced to six months imprisonment but were released on probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 with a bond of Rs.10,000. They appealed under Section 374(2) of the CrPC, challenging the trial court's …
The complainant, a NREGA worker, alleged that the village Pradhan Rameshwar Singh and four others assaulted him with lathis, axes and a firearm after refusing to pay pending wages, also using caste slurs. The trial court convicted the five accused under IPC sections 147, 148, 323, 325 and 452 and …
The appellant Saleem was convicted by a Special Sessions Court under Sections 21 and 22 of the NDPS Act for possession of 580 grams of Alprazolam, receiving ten years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1,00,000 with an additional six‑month term for default of fine. He appealed, contending that …
The appellant Pepil was convicted by the Fast Track Court in Moradabad under Sections 498-A and 304-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, receiving sentences of two years, seven years and one year respectively along with fines. An appeal was filed challenging the …
The applicant, Pankak Kumar Mishra, filed an application under Section 430(2) of the B.N.S.S. seeking suspension of his sentence and bail while a criminal appeal (No.125 of 2025) is pending before the Sessions Judge, Bareilly. He contended that he is innocent, the conviction is against the weight of …
The appellant was convicted by the trial court for attempting murder under Section 307 IPC and illegal possession of a firearm under Section 25 of the Arms Act, based on police testimony that he fired at a police party and was found with a country‑made pistol. The appellant appealed, arguing that no …
The appellant, Prasoon Singh, was arrested for alleged assault with lathi and danda, though he was not named in the FIR, and has been in custody since December 3, 2025. He filed a bail application under Section 14-A(2) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which …
Pradeep Kumar (Vikki) appealed to the Allahabad High Court against the dismissal of his bail application by a Special Judge under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The appellant argued that he was not named in the FIR and that the bail denial was illegal. The …
Mool Chand was convicted by the Sessions Court for attempting murder under Section 307 IPC after firing a gun at Kewal Singh, causing injuries to his ear and back. The appellant appealed, contending that the injury was not grievous and that he could only be liable under Section 324 IPC for causing …
The appellant Jhunni Lal was convicted by a Special Judge for dacoity under Section 395 IPC and sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment. The prosecution alleged that a group of eight to ten miscreants, including the appellant, looted a house and assaulted its occupants, but only two persons …
The appellants were convicted by a Special Judge under IPC sections 323, 34, 504, 506 and Section 3(1)(10) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for assaulting a Chamar victim in 2002. The trial court sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment of one to three years and imposed fines. The …
The appellants Shishupal and two others were convicted by a Special Judge under IPC sections 323/34, 504, 506 and Section 3(1)(10) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for assaulting a Dalit complainant and using caste slurs. They were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment with fines, all …
The appellants Raju, Sunny and Satish were convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Saharanpur, under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (363, 366, 368, 323, 376(2)(G), 328, 315 and 120‑B) and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment with fines, the sentences to run concurrently. They filed a …
The appellant, a juvenile aged 17 years 6 months at the time of the alleged offences, appealed the denial of bail under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The High Court examined whether the lower court had correctly applied the statutory presumption in …
The appellant challenged the Sessions Judge's acquittal of the accused on sections 325 and 308 of the IPC, arguing that the medical evidence established a fracture caused by the assault. The trial court had found the fracture could not be linked to the incident because the X‑ray showed plates and …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed an acquittal granted by the Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track)‑I, Bareilly, in a case under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. The prosecution alleged that four persons were caught cutting and selling beef, with 75 kg of meat and related …
The appellant Bhopal was convicted by the Sessions Court for robbery (IPC s.392) and related offences, based on a police report of a 1981 armed robbery. The High Court learned that the original trial court record, including the charge‑sheet and evidence, could not be located and reconstruction was …
The appellant Ram Swaroop was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Bareilly, for assault with a dangerous weapon under Section 324 of the Indian Penal Code after allegedly firing at the leg of the complainant's son during a Diwali incident in 2001. The prosecution relied on ocular testimony …
The appellant Mukut Singh had been acquitted by the trial court on 16 January 2023. Subsequently, an appeal was filed before the Allahabad High Court. The appellant's counsel moved a withdrawal application, arguing that the appeal was now infructuous due to the acquittal. The State's counsel raised …
The appellants Kallu and Chhinga were convicted under Section 325 of the Indian Penal Code for assaulting a deaf‑mute victim, resulting in a fractured hand, and were sentenced to two years' imprisonment with a Rs.500 fine. The prosecution evidence included the victim's gestured testimony, …
The appellant was convicted by the Sessions Court under Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code for kidnapping a minor girl and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.2,000. The appellant did not contest the conviction but argued that, given the incident occurred in 1979 and …
The appellant, convicted under Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code for theft during a dacoity in 1980, appealed his five‑year rigorous imprisonment sentence, arguing that he is now 75 years old and has already served almost the entire term. The High Court considered precedents where the Supreme …
Shiv Prakash, an accused in a dacoity case, was acquitted by the Sessions Court. The seized gold ornaments, treated as case property, were not released to him after he filed an application under Section 452 CrPC, as the trial court said he failed to prove ownership. He appealed under Section 454 …
The appellant Shambhu was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for kidnapping, assault, and rape of a 15‑year‑old girl under Sections 363, 366, 376 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. The prosecution presented the victim’s testimony, …
The appellant, Smt. Bundo, died before the hearing of Criminal Appeal No. 2754 of 2017. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aligarh, reported the death to the High Court. Consequently, the High Court declared the appeal abated and consigned the matter to the record. No substantive merits of the appeal …
The appellant, Kailash Yadav, filed an application seeking a stay of the conviction and sentence imposed on 30 November and 2 December 2023 in S.T. No.158/2018 for offences under Section 325 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The appellant argued that the judgment was illegal, the …
The appellants were convicted by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Shahjahanpur, for attempting murder under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC and for a firearms offence under the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that, motivated by electoral rivalry, the accused surrounded the victim, …
The appellants were convicted by a Fast Track Court for kidnapping a minor under Section 363 IPC and sentenced to five years' imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the High Court examined the prosecution's evidence, which relied mainly on the testimony of the complainant's wife and an informant who …
The appellant Nirgun filed Criminal Appeal No. 7749 of 2009 against the State of Uttar Pradesh. No counsel appeared on behalf of the appellant, while the State’s A.G.A. was present. A report dated 23 July 2025, based on a CJM Mahoba report of 19 Oct 2024, confirmed that the sole appellant had died …
The appellant Monu @ Manoj filed a jail appeal (No. 4848 of 2013) before the Allahabad High Court against the State of U.P. While the appeal was pending, the Court received an office report dated 22 September 2022 confirming that the sole appellant had died, as reported by the Chief Judicial …
The appellant, Monu @ Manoj, filed a jail appeal before the Allahabad High Court. The appellant was represented by counsel Kalpana Singh, who also appeared as amicus curiae. During the pendency of the appeal, a report dated 21‑08‑2022, based on a fax from the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bijnor, …
The appeal challenged the conviction of Rajendra alias Tuttal under Sections 326/34 and 323/34 of the IPC for a 1982 assault in which a co‑accused fired a weapon and the appellant allegedly struck the victim with a lathi. The trial court had sentenced him to five years for the grievous‑hurt charge …
The appellant, a complainant, challenged the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge who, while convicting the accused under Section 323 IPC, granted them probation for one year under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act and acquitted them of the charge under Section 504 IPC. The appellant …
The appellant was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge for offences under Sections 323/34, 325/34, 452, 504, 506 and 307/34 of the IPC arising from an assault on a retired army officer's family. The appellant challenged only the sentence, seeking relief under Section 4 of the Probation of …
The appellant filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, but was absent on two occasions when the case was called, leading the trial court to dismiss the complaint under Section 256 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The appellant argued that his regular prior appearances …
The appellant, Rajeshwar Mahato, was convicted under Sections 8Ga and 20(Kha) (Sa) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, a fine of Rs.1.25 lakh and an additional one‑year rigorous imprisonment for defaulting on the fine. He appealed the …
The appellants were charged with house‑trespass, assault with deadly weapons and attempted murder (IPC §§452, 307 r/w 34) arising from a night‑time incident in Etah district. The trial court, finding that the medical evidence did not show fatal or life‑threatening injuries, convicted them only under …
The appellant, Md. Mobin, filed a criminal appeal (No. 153 of 1988) before the Allahabad High Court. The State produced a certified family register and a police report indicating that Mobin had died five years earlier. Upon verification of these documents, the court found that the appellant was …
The appellant, Rambadan Gond, filed a criminal appeal before the Allahabad High Court. While the appeal was pending, the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Gorakhpur reported that the appellant had died on 9 June 2025. The High Court considered whether the appeal could continue in view of the appellant's …
The appellant Chunni Lal was convicted by the Sessions Court for robbery under Section 392 IPC and for robbery with a deadly weapon under Section 397 IPC, based on the testimony of the victim and two eyewitnesses who saw him flee with stolen ornaments. The prosecution alleged that the accused …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed the acquittal of Sheshdutt (alias Gabbar) in a special sessions case involving the alleged recovery of 1.2 kilograms of ganja. The trial court had acquitted him, citing procedural lapses such as the absence of a departure (Ravanagi) entry, non‑compliance with …
The appellants were convicted by a Special Judge for offences under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act for allegedly assembling to commit dacoity and possessing illegal firearms. The prosecution relied on police reports, statements of two independent witnesses, and …
The appeal filed in 1983 by Kattu and Kamta alias Tuar challenged their conviction and sentencing under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC and Section 25 of the Arms Act for a dacoity incident in 1979. While Kattu was reported dead, Kamta remained absconding despite being on bail. The High Court …
The appeal challenged the conviction of Shiv Pal Singh under Sections 307 and 34 of the IPC for allegedly attempting to murder Bishambhar Singh by firing a firearm and assaulting him. The trial court had sentenced him to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine. The High Court examined whether …
The appellant Ram Kishore and three others were convicted by the Sessions Court for voluntarily causing hurt under Section 323 IPC, with the others also charged under Section 34 IPC, and sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment. The appeal was later abated for Ram Kishore and Raja Ram, leaving …
Kuldeep Sharma was convicted by the Special POCSO Court for offences of house trespass (Sec. 452 IPC), criminal intimidation (Sec. 506 IPC) and possession of a country‑made pistol (Sec. 3/25 Arms Act) after the prosecution proved he entered the victim's house armed and threatened the victim's …
The State of U.P. appealed to the Allahabad High Court against the acquittal of Ram Nath Tiwari by the Additional Sessions Judge, who set aside his conviction under Section 448 of the Indian Penal Code for house trespass. The prosecution alleged that Tiwari and other workmen forcibly entered and …
The Special Judge convicted Shiv Sampat and Dan Singh under Section 216A IPC for allegedly providing food to members of the purported Hanuman dacoit gang, based on police testimony and recovered leaf plates and food items. On appeal, the High Court noted that the appeal of Shiv Sampat was abated, …
Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Ltd appealed the acquittal of Shiv Dutt Sharma in a case under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, alleging electricity theft by meter bypass. The prosecution claimed a load of 1973 watts was being used illegally, but failed to produce the alleged inspection …
The appellants were convicted by a Sessions Judge for assaulting Ram Manohar with lathis, causing serious injuries, under IPC sections 308 and 34, and were sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the High Court examined the evidence, including witness testimonies and …
The Allahabad High Court heard an appeal by Rizwan against his conviction under Section 25 of the Arms Act and Section 307 of the IPC for allegedly firing at a police party on 22 January 1999. The prosecution’s case rested solely on the testimony of police officers, with no independent witnesses, no …
The appellant, Rakesh Babu alias Ramesh, was acquitted of charges under Sections 147, 148, 307/149, 326/149 and 120‑B IPC in Sessions Trial No. 581 of 2003, while co‑accused were convicted. After the judgment, he applied under Section 452 of the CrPC for the release of a licensed gun seized as a …
The appellant, Smt. Majeedan, appealed an acquittal of six accused under Sections 366, 504 and 506 IPC for allegedly abducting and intoxicating her daughter, threatening her, and forcing a marriage. The prosecution alleged the accused took the girl, administered an intoxicant, and threatened her, …
The appellant was convicted by a Special Judge for violating Section 3 of the U.P. Kerosene Control Order, 1962, punishable under Section 3/7 of the Economic Offences Act, on the basis that kerosene oil was allegedly stored for sale without a licence. The prosecution’s case rested solely on the …
The appellants Radhey Shyam and Agya Ram were convicted by the Sessions Court for attempted murder (IPC s.308 read with s.34) and assault (IPC s.323/34) arising from a land dispute in 1999. Agya Ram died, so the appeal proceeded only against Radhey Shyam. The High Court affirmed the conviction on …
The appellants were convicted under Sections 325 and 323 of the IPC for causing grievous and simple hurt and sentenced to imprisonment and fine. They appealed the conviction under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. During the pendency of the appeal, the parties entered into a voluntary …
The applicant filed a petition under Section 378(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking special leave to appeal a trial court judgment in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act concerning a Rs. 14 lakh cheque allegedly issued by the opposite party. The trial court held …
On 6 April 1984, Santosh Kumar allegedly fired a pistol at Kishan Bihari, causing injuries that were medically confirmed as caused by a firearm. The trial court convicted Kumar under Section 324 of the IPC and sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment. Kumar appealed, not contesting the …
Mool Chand was convicted by the Sessions Court for attempting to murder his wife with a knife (IPC s.307), causing grievous hurt (IPC s.326) and criminal intimidation (IPC s.504, s.506). He was sentenced to ten years each for s.307 and s.326 and two years for s.504/506, to run concurrently. On …
The appellant Prem Pal was convicted by the Additional Session Judge for culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 IPC for assaulting his wife Gita with a paatal, causing fatal injuries. The prosecution presented medical reports, forensic evidence, and multiple eyewitness …
The appellant, Siyaram, filed a jail appeal (No. 365 of 2021) before the Allahabad High Court seeking relief after serving his conviction. The learned Amicus Curiae for the appellant, Ms. Seema Pandey, submitted that the appellant had completed his entire sentence. The court examined the submission …
The appellant, Brij Kishor Singh, was convicted under Sections 8 and 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for possession of 5.3 kg of ganja seized during a police road check in Mahoba. The prosecution relied on the recovery memo, seizure documents, and testimony of four …
The applicant Pooja Singh filed a criminal complaint alleging dowry demand of Rs.3 lakh, physical and mental cruelty, and assault by her husband Vipin Kumar and his family. The trial court dismissed the complaint and acquitted the accused, noting lack of medical evidence, contradictory statements …
On 22 May 1986 the complainant Banshi Singh was assaulted and his testicles injured by accused Kailash, while his grandson Rajesh was struck by Ram Lakhan. The accused were convicted by the Sessions Court under IPC sections 308 read with 34 and 323 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment. Two of the …
The appellants were convicted by a Special Judge for robbery under Section 392 IPC, assault with intent to commit robbery under Section 411 IPC, and illegal possession of a firearm under Section 25 of the Arms Act, based on a night-time house‑trespass and theft of ornaments. The prosecution alleged …
The appellants Narad Singh and Brahmdeo Singh were convicted under sections 307 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code for attempting to murder the informant Ram Asrey Singh, who was injured during an altercation in 1979. The trial court sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment and a fine. On appeal, the …
The police intercepted a vehicle driven by Bhure @ Surendra Gupta on 28 May 2014 and recovered 54 packets containing 27 kg of charas concealed under the rear seat. The accused was arrested, and the seized contraband was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory, where it was confirmed as charas with …
The appellant Ram Murut was convicted by a Special Judge under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act for possessing large quantities of food grains without a licence and was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment. He was granted bail in 1988 but later absconded; his sureties have …
Munni Devi filed a criminal complaint alleging that six accused forcibly entered her house, assaulted her husband and daughter with lathis, hurled abuses and threatened to kill, invoking sections 452, 323, 504 and 506 IPC. The trial court recorded statements under sections 200 and 202 CrPC and …
The applicant sought special leave to appeal a judgment of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate that dismissed a criminal complaint alleging conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and offences under Sections 418, 419, 420 and 120B IPC in a land‑title dispute. The dispute concerned Plot No.6/51 …
The appellant, a fertilizer dealer, was convicted by a Special Judge under Sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act for failing to maintain a proper stock register and for discrepancies in fertilizer stock. The trial court sentenced him to nine months' rigorous imprisonment and a Rs.3,000 …
The appellant Babu, convicted in 1981 for offences under IPC sections 147, 365/149 and 304(II)/149, appealed the judgment. He was granted bail in 1982 but subsequently absconded and could not be located despite multiple non‑bailable and bailable warrant attempts. The High Court considered whether it …
An FIR was lodged against five accused for offences under Sections 147, 307/149 and 323/149 of the IPC. The Special & Additional Sessions Judge convicted them in 1983, sentencing them to five years rigorous imprisonment for Section 307/149 and six months for Section 147, to run concurrently. The …
The appellants were convicted by the Sessions Court for offences under Sections 147, 323, 325, 352, 504 and 506 of the IPC, arising from a violent incident during Holi in 1987. The appeal challenged only the sentence, not the merits of the conviction, seeking the benefit of Section 4 of the …
The appellants Sant Lal, Banaspati Singh and Ram Lal Mishra were convicted under Section 395 IPC for a dacoity in 1981 and sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment. The appeal, filed in 1983, remained pending for decades; Sant Lal died, Ram Lal Mishra completed his sentence and was released, …
The appellant Nanoo, who was granted bail in 1988, failed to appear before the Allahabad High Court despite multiple non‑bailable warrants and notices to his sureties under Section 446 Cr.P.C. The Court considered whether it must keep adjourning the appeal until the appellant is produced. Relying on …
The appellant, a fair‑price shop dealer, was caught transporting 90 kg of sugar for sale in the black market, violating the Essential Commodities Act and state sugar‑control orders. The Special Judge convicted him under Section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act and sentenced him to two years’ …
The appellants were convicted under Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code for kidnapping a boy in 1982, based on eyewitness testimony and police investigation. The trial court sentenced Ram Autar to six years' rigorous imprisonment. In the appeal, the counsel argued that the incident occurred 44 …
The appellant Qamrul Islam was convicted under Section 304A IPC for the death of Indra Bahadur Singh, who was pushed by a constable and fell under the rear wheel of the appellant's truck. The prosecution alleged that the driver’s rash or negligent driving caused the death. Evidence showed the truck …
The State of Uttar Pradesh appealed under Section 18 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act, 1986, challenging a lower court order that set aside a District Magistrate's attachment of a motorcycle belonging to Vinay Rai. The attachment was made on the basis of a …
