STATE OF H.P. vs HAZMAT BIBI . — Crl.A. No. 1512/2013

The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Himachal Pradesh's criminal appeal challenging the High Court's acquittal of Hazmat Bibi, Sardar Deen, and Balkisha Bibi in a Section 302/34 IPC (murder) case. The Court found the High Court's reasons for acquittal—including doubts about eyewitness credibility, lack of medical corroboration, and suspicion that the FIR was ante-timed—to be valid and sustainable, holding that the High Court's view was one of the possible views not requiring interference. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.