Kanso Devi v. State of Punjab and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Punjab and Haryana High Court declined to grant leave to appeal against an acquittal. The Court found the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused administered poison, noting doubts in the complainant's testimony and inconsistencies in the accused's conduct.
What did the court decide?
Leave to appeal against the acquittal of the accused is declined.
What the court decided
CRM-A-199-2024 (O&M) -1-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CRM-A-199-2024 (O&M) Reserved on:02.09.2024 Pronounced on:27.09.2024
Kanso Devi
... Appellant
Vs.
State of Punjab & another
... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE LISA GILL. HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR.
Present: Mr. Vishal Munjal, Advocate, for the applicant/appellant.
SUKHVINDER KAUR, J.
- Applicant/appellant – Kanso Devi seeks leave to appeal against the judgment dated 23.11.2023 passed by Ld. Sessions Judge, Pathankot vide which accused/respondent No.2 – Parveen Kumari @ Nanni has been acquitted.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court should interfere with the Sessions Court's acquittal of the accused for administering poison causing death.
Whether the testimony of the complainant regarding the administration of poison is credible given material improvements and contradictions.
Whether the accused's conduct of accompanying the victim to hospitals contradicts the theory of attempted murder.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Kanso Devi
- respondent
State of Punjab
Coram
Sukhwinder Kaur
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Punjab & Haryana HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRM-A/199/2024
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