HEERA DEVI vs STATE OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 07th JANUARY, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 32/2002 SMT. HEERA DEVI .....Appellant Through: Mr. Tarun Gaur and Mr. Shubham Arora, Advocates. versus STATE 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 SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. 1. The present Appeal has been filed against the Judgment on Conviction dated 27.11.2001 and Order on Sentence dated 28.11.2001, respectively passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “Trial Court”) in Sessions Case No.60/2000, arising out of FIR No.214/2000, registered at Police Station, Punjabi Bagh, under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”). By the Judgment on Conviction dated 27.11.2001, the Appellant herein, Heera Devi was convicted for committing the murder of one Ram Lal Meena. By a separate Order on Sentence dated 28.11.2001, the Appellant was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and also to pay a fine of Rs.1000/- and in case of default of payment of fine, she shall undergo further rigorous imprisonment for a period of three months for the commission of the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAHUL CRL.A. 32/2002 Page 1 of 25 SINGH Signing Date:12.01.2026 20:56:09 2. The Appellant, being aggrieved by the conviction and sentence, has preferred the present Appeal. 3. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts leading to the filing of the present Appeal as stated in the Impugned Judgment are as follows: a) On 25.03.2000, DD No.13A was recorded at Police Station Punjabi Bagh at about 3:05 PM on the basis of information received from the wireless operator that person had