Supreme Court of India

Shanti Devi v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 919
Bench Manoj Misra and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 6 August 2025

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the impugned judgment dated 24th May, 2024 rendered by the High Court and the judgment dated 14th January, 2003 passed 18 Hereinafter, referred to as the ‘FSL’. 19 Exhibit P.C.C. 934 [2025] 8 S.C.R. Supreme Court Reports by the trial Court do not stand to scrutiny and are hereby quashed and set aside.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration 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. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302/34 and 201/34 – Murder – Prosecution case that three persons-appellant, her son 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

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