SANJAY @ SANJU VERMA vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G. — CRA/317/2023

Case under Sec. 383 C.r.p.c - Jail Appeal Section 374(2). Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 05th May 2026.

CNR: CGHC010028212023

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

CRA/1120/2023

Filing Date

19-01-2023

Registration No

CRA/317/2023

Registration Date

04-02-2023

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

CRIMINAL MATTERS ( 14 )

Sub-Category

MATTERS RELATING TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT ( 1429 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

05th May 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Acts & Sections

Sec. 383 C.r.p.c - Jail Appeal Section 374(2)

Petitioner(s)

SANJAY @ SANJU VERMA

Adv. Smt Deepa Ramteke,LOVE KUMAR RAMTEKE,LOVE KUMAR RAMTEKE, ,LOVE KUMAR RAMTEKE

Respondent(s)

STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Advocate - A.G.

Hearing History

Judge: Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

08-02-2023

FRESH MATTERS

Orders

05-05-2026
Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Case Summary: CRA/317/2023 Court Decision: The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed Sanjay Verma's appeal and upheld his conviction under IPC Section 302 (murder), affirming his life sentence plus ₹2,000 fine. The court found the prosecution established beyond reasonable doubt that Verma killed his wife Lata Verma by smothering/asphyxiation inside their matrimonial home, based on circumstantial evidence including postmortem findings, his suspicious conduct of leaving the hospital without explanation, strained marital relations, and his failure to provide plausible explanations as required under Evidence Act Section 106. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CRA/317/2023 Court Decision: The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed Sanjay Verma's appeal and upheld his conviction under IPC Section 302 (murder), affirming his life sentence plus ₹2,000 fine. The court found the prosecution established beyond reasonable doubt that Verma killed his wife Lata Verma by smothering/asphyxiation inside their matrimonial home, based on circumstantial evidence including postmortem findings, his suspicious conduct of leaving the hospital without explanation, strained marital relations, and his failure to provide plausible explanations as required under Evidence Act Section 106. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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