STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR vs FAROOQ AHMAD AHANGAR @ MIRZA — Crl.A. No. 911/1998

Case under Section II-C. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010107601998

Filing Date

13-Jul-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 911/1998

Diary Number

10760/1998

Order Date

20-Apr-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-C

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.FAROOQ AHMAD AHANGAR @ MIRZA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Apr-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 13-Jul-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 911/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Jammu & Kashmir v. Farooq Ahmad Ahangar The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal against the High Court's acquittal of Ahangar, who was convicted of murdering his wife Chasfeeda in December 1993 on grounds of persistent dowry demands. The trial court had sentenced him to life imprisonment under IPC §302 and two years rigorous imprisonment under §498-A. The High Court's Division Bench split opinion; the third judge found the prosecution failed to establish guilt due to irreconcilable discrepancies in three post-mortem reports by Dr. G.N. Bhat, who admitted one report was tampered under militant pressure. The Court rejected the State's belated request for retrial, finding no merit in the appeal and upholding the acquittal based on benefit of doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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