Suresh vs State Of U. P. - 2026 Supreme(SC) 188

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2026 Supreme(SC) 188

VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Suresh – Appellant
Versus
State Of U. P. – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Kamlesh Maurya, Adv. Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, AOR Ms. Priya Maurya, Adv. Mr. Rajat Kumar, Adv. Mrs. Priyanka Singh, Adv. Mr. M Aamir Faiyaz, Adv. Ms. Anushka Rajora, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Mohit Singhal, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Shaurya Sahay, AOR Mr. Aman Jaiswal, Adv. Ms. Palak Mathur, Adv.

Table of Content
1. summary of facts leading to fir (Para 2 , 3)
2. arguments on the admissibility of testimonies (Para 6 , 7)
3. court's view on the merits of the case and farewell to legal proof (Para 8 , 9 , 19 , 21)
4. evidentiary principles regarding testaments not subjected to cross-examination (Para 10 , 12 , 18)
5. conclusion quashing criminal proceedings against appellant (Para 23 , 24)

ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The present appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 1st September, 2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, in Application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973¹[CrPC], being A482 No. 7219 of 2025, whereby the application preferred by the Appellant seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings instituted against him arising out of FIR No. 176 of 2006, registered for the offence punishable under Section 460 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, came to be dismissed.

3. The facts, insofar as they are necessary for the adjudication of the present appeal, are briefly stated hereunder:

3.1 As per the FIR, during the intervening night of 29th/30th August, 2006, several incidents of theft were committed in Vill