DIDAR SINGH & ANR. vs STATE (GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI)

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 14th November, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 366/2002 DIDAR SINGH & ANR. ..... Appellants Through: Mr Rakesh Tewari, Advocate. versus STATE (GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI) ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Aashneet Singh, APP for the State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT VIMAL KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. “A mother is the only person who carries you for nine months in her belly, three years in her arms and forever in her heart”. 2. The bond between the mother and children is so strong, pure and aboveboard that there is no scope for any sort of selfishness. There is a famous line in a song which goes as under that “Poot kapoot sune hai par na maata sunee kumaata”. 3. If something adverse happens to the mother involving her son, then there must be a very drastic reason behind it. If that incident happens to be the death or homicide of the mother, with allegations of the son’s involvement, apart from that of the husband, one can easily imagine how serious the reason must be. It would have to be something truly grave and Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA CRL.A. 366/2002 Page 1 of 17 Signing Date:14.11.2025 15:27:03 devastating, where allegations of murder and destroying evidence are levelled against the son and the husband. 4. The judgment dated 20.04.2002 and the order of sentence dated 22.04.2002 are under challenge in the instant appeal and indispensable facts are to the effect that the deceased Gian Kaur was sleeping on the terrace of her house. In the early morning hours, an alarm was raised by some neighbours and then her daughter Taranjeet Kaur reached at the terrace where she found her mother in flames. She somehow took her mother to Safdarjung Hospital with the