THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE vs JUGGAN @ SABIR KHAN — Crl.A. No. 1647/2013

Summary of Crl.A. No. 001647/2013 The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Madhya Pradesh's appeal on October 3, 2024, upholding the High Court's acquittal of Juggan @ Sabir Khan. The respondent was originally convicted of murder (IPC §302) for killing his wife within three months of marriage allegedly for dowry, but the High Court acquitted him due to significant discrepancies between two dying declarations, the absence of a key witness's examination, and questions about evidence authenticity. The Court refused to interfere, noting the respondent had already served approximately 11 years imprisonment before acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.