Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 987 · Decided 6 August 2025
Shanti Devi v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 987 · [2025] 8 S.C.R. 919
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2861/2025
- Decided
- 6 August 2025
- Bench
- MANOJ MISRA, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34, 201; CrPC; Evidence Act
Headnote
Issue arose whether the courts below were justified in convicting and sentencing the appellant for the offences punishable u/ss.302/34 and 201/34 IPC for the alleged murder of the son of the informant. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302/34 and 201/34 - and another lady convicted and sentenced u/ss.302/34 and 201/34 for the alleged murder of the son of the informant - Informant's case that the appellant and her son, were in illegal occupation of the house owned by the victim together with the other lady and some unknown persons
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