THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE vs JANVED SINGH — Crl.A. No. 460/2014

Case under 1501Comp-criminal Law : Offences Against Women, Including Sexual Offences, Harassment, Domestic Violence, Dowry, Trafficking Etc.(matters Filed by the State Government/ Complainant Against Acquittals or Reduction of Sentence.) Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010201142011

Filing Date

04-Jul-2011

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 460/2014

Diary Number

20114/2011

Order Date

14-Oct-2025

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2025 INSC 1229

Disposal Type

Partly Allowed

Last updated 06-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

1501COMP-Criminal Law : Offences against women, including sexual offences, harassment, domestic violence, dowry, trafficking etc.(Matters filed by the State Government/ complainant against acquittals or reduction of sentence.) Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDANT OF POLICE

    Adv. SARAD KUMAR SINGHANIA[P-1]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JANVED SINGH

    Adv. ANIL SHRIVASTAV

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Oct-2025

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  3. 14-Oct-2025

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  4. 14-Oct-2025

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe

  5. 08-Oct-2025

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  6. 08-Oct-2025

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe

  7. 25-Sep-2025

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  8. 25-Sep-2025

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe

  9. 24-Sep-2025

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  10. 24-Sep-2025

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe

  11. 18-Sep-2025

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  12. 17-Sep-2025

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  13. 11-Sep-2025

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  14. 10-Sep-2025

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  15. 10-Sep-2025

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe

  16. 03-Sep-2025

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  17. 28-Aug-2025

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

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  20. 13-Aug-2025

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  21. 07-Aug-2025

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  22. 30-Jul-2025

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  23. 25-Apr-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  24. 24-Apr-2019

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Indu Malhotra

  25. 13-Dec-2018

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta

  26. 06-Dec-2018

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  27. 05-Dec-2018

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    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  28. 25-Oct-2018

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  29. 11-Oct-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  30. 10-Oct-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

  31. 03-Oct-2018

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  32. 03-Oct-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  33. 08-Oct-2015

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  34. 08-Oct-2015

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  35. 14-Feb-2014

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  36. 13-Sep-2013

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  37. 13-Sep-2013

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  38. 12-Apr-2013

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  39. 11-Sep-2012

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  40. 17-Jul-2012

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  41. 22-Nov-2011

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  42. 23-Sep-2011

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  43. 05-Aug-2011

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  44. 04-Jul-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 460/2014

  45. [ 2025 INSC 1229 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal, reversing the High Court's acquittal and reinstating the conviction of Janved Singh (father-in-law) for the death of his daughter-in-law Pushpa. The court found that medical evidence conclusively proved death by strangulation rather than electrocution, and that Singh's false report to police, combined with circumstantial evidence of dowry-related harassment, established guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Singh was sentenced to life imprisonment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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