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Rahil & Anr. v. State (govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi)

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Reported as [2025] 6 S.C.R. 607
Bench Sandeep Mehta and Joymalya Bagchi JJ.
Decided 25 June 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that High Court was not justified in reversing the findings of acquittal on the basis of mere surmises and the impugned judgment to the extent that it convicts the appellants is liable to be set aside.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration 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. Headnotes† Appeal against acquittal – Reversal of acquittal – When not justified – Prosecution’s case that 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’, the deceased went to her

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