LALLU RAM AND ORS. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ANR.

LALLU RAM AND ORS. versus STATE OF U.P. AND ANR.

On the basis of the District Magistrate's report, statements of close relatives, comparison of photographs annexed to the report and other material, the Court concluded that the person whose body was found on June 2, 1983 was not the same Kunwar Bahadur who was murdered in 1971 and that the letter found on the 1983 body was forged; therefore the appellants' contention failed and the appeal was dismissed.

Parties
Appellants: Lallu Ram and Ors.; Respondents: State of U.P. and Anr.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
27 September 1984
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave to the Supreme Court From the Allahabad High Court Judgment Dated 6th December, 1983 (appeal No. 611 of 1976)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Murder, Acquittal, Forgery, Investigation, Life Imprisonment, Judicial Inquiry
Criminal Law Evidence Administration of Justice Murder Acquittal Forgery Investigation Life Imprisonment +1 more

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Parties

Lallu Ram and Ors.

Appellants

State of U.P. and Anr.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal by Special Leave to the Supreme Court From the Allahabad High Court Judgment Dated 6th December, 1983 (appeal No. 611 of 1976)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a person convicted of murder can successfully contend that the conviction was for a murder that never took place by showing the alleged deceased was alive after the conviction
  2. 2 Whether the Supreme Court may call for further inquiries or reports from authorities to examine a claim that a conviction was for a murder that never occurred
  3. 3 Whether documents or letters produced to establish identity are forged and can vitiate attempts to obtain acquittal

Ratio Decidendi

On the basis of the District Magistrate's report, statements of close relatives, comparison of photographs annexed to the report and other material, the Court concluded that the person whose body was found on June 2, 1983 was not the same Kunwar Bahadur who was murdered in 1971 and that the letter found on the 1983 body was forged; therefore the appellants' contention failed and the appeal was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed