Surendra Koli vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh

insc-2025-1308 Supreme Court of India 11 November 2025 • 17 min read

2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Constitution of India Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Indian Penal Code, 1860

Judges (3)

B.R. Gavai Coram Surya Kant Coram Vikram Nath Delivered

Parties (2)

State of Uttar Pradesh Respondent Surendra Koli Petitioner

Case Significance

Surendra Koli vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh is a Supreme Court of India decision dated November 11, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1308). Curative petition in the Nithari serial killings case where the petitioner had been convicted and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court allowed the curative petition and acquitted Surendra Koli, finding the investigation deeply flawed with unreliable evidence and discordant outcomes on identical records, and directed his immediate release. The bench comprised Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vikram Nath.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 2 case citations.

Summary

Curative petition in the Nithari serial killings case where the petitioner had been convicted and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court allowed the curative petition and acquitted Surendra Koli, finding the investigation deeply flawed with unreliable evidence and discordant outcomes on identical records, and directed his immediate release.