Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 858 · Decided 25 June 2025

Rahil & ANR. v. State (GOVT. of N.C.T. of Delhi)

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2025 INSC 858 · [2025] 6 S.C.R. 607
Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1856/2014
Decided
25 June 2025
Bench
SANDEEP MEHTA, JOYMALYA BAGCHI (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Criminal
Acts & sections cited
IPC Section 302, 34; Evidence Act Section 106, 65

Headnote

Whether the High Court erred in reversing the acquittal passed by the trial court and convicting the appellants for offence u/s.302, Penal Code, 1860 and sentencing them to life imprisonment. Appeal against acquittal - Reversal of acquittal - co-accused-'S' (mother and wife of the appellants) and her associates had a quarrel with deceased and 'S' threatened to kill the deceased, however, matter was reported to the police and was amicably settled - Later, on receiving a phone call from 'S',

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