The State Of Madhya Pradesh vs Janved Singh

insc-2025-1229 Supreme Court of India 14 October 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.460 OF 2014 • 9 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Case Significance

The State Of Madhya Pradesh vs Janved Singh is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 14, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1229). The State challenged the High Court's acquittal of a father-in-law convicted of murdering his daughter-in-law by strangulation and fabricating a false story of electrocution. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, restoring the trial court's conviction and directing Janved Singh to be taken into custody to serve the remainder of his sentence. The bench comprised Justices Alok Aradhe and Sanjay Kumar. The judgment was delivered by Justice Alok Aradhe.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 6 case citations.

Summary

The State challenged the High Court's acquittal of a father-in-law convicted of murdering his daughter-in-law by strangulation and fabricating a false story of electrocution. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, restoring the trial court's conviction and directing Janved Singh to be taken into custody to serve the remainder of his sentence.

What was the outcome of The State Of Madhya Pradesh vs Janved Singh?

The State challenged the High Court's acquittal of a father-in-law convicted of murdering his daughter-in-law by strangulation and fabricating a false story of electrocution. The Supreme Court partly ...

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(1956) 1 SCC 337 (1984) 4 SCC 116 (2000) 8 SCC 382 (2006) 10 SCC 681 (2022) 6 SCC 294 2025 INSC 1229

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