Raghav Prasad vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh

insc-2025-1172 Supreme Court of India 26 September 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 596 OF 2014 • 6 min read
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Raghav Prasad vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh is a Supreme Court of India decision dated September 26, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1172). Three appellants convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder challenged their conviction. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, converting the conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part I IPC and ordering the appellants' release as they had already served more than 12 years of imprisonment. The bench comprised Justices B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.R. Gavai.

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Three appellants convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder challenged their conviction. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, converting the conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part I IPC and ordering the appellants' release as they had already served more than 12 years of imprisonment.

What was the outcome of Raghav Prasad vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh?

Three appellants convicted under Section 302 IPC for murder challenged their conviction. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, converting the conviction from Section 302 to Section 304 Part I I...

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