IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK RUSIA &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PRADEEP MITTAL

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ON THE 13 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2986 of 2014 SMT. PHOOLMATI SINGH GOND Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Atish Yadav - Advocate for appellant.

Shri Manas Mani Verma - Government Advocate for respondent/State.

ORDER Per: Justice Pradeep Mittal This appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the sole appellant against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 28.08.2014 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Devsar, District Singrauli, in Sessions Trial No. 88/2012, whereby the appellant has been convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (in short “IPC”) and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment with a fine of Rs.1,000/-, with default stipulation.

Facts of the case, in brief, are as under:

2. The complainant, Krishnapratap, lodged an FIR stating that on

22.03.2012 at about 06:00 a.m., his wife Phoolmati (hereinafter referred to as the “appellant”) went somewhere with his daughter, Bharti. The complainant searched for he