MURARI LAL & ORS. vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 3rd November, 2025. Pronounced on : 19th November, 2025 CRL.A. 620/2004 MURARI LAL & ORS. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rishi Malhotra, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Ansuiya and Mr. Shivaansh Maini, Advocates. Versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Aman Usman, APP. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT Per DINESH MEHTA, J. 1. The appeal in hand is directed against the judgment and sentence dated 21.07.2004, whereby the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the „Trial Court‟) had convicted the appellants for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/304B read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code („IPC‟), 1860. 2. Appellant No.1-Murari Lal was the father-in-law, whereas appellant No.2-Anoop Kumar, the husband and Appellant No.3-Leelawati, the mother-in-law of the deceased-Seema Devi, who died under suspicious circumstances on 30.05.1999 in her matrimonial house. 3. Said Seema Devi got married on 31.10.1998 and died (on 30.05.1999) in less than a year of her marriage. 4. Complainant/PW-1 Mangtu Ram filed an FIR alle