IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRA-D-314-DBA of 2004 Date of Decision:03.02.2026 Uploaded on: 01.04.2026 State of Punjab …Appellant Vs.

Salim Khan …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S.SHEKHAWAT HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present: Mr. Rahul Jindal, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Parminder Singh Sekhon, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Shefali, Advocate, for the respondent.

N.S.SHEKHAWAT , J.

1. The State of Punjab has preferred the present appeal against the impugned judgment dated 01.08.2003 passed by the Court of Sessions Judge, Sangrur, whereby the respondent was ordered to be acquitted of the charge under Section 302 IPC.

2. The FIR in the present case was registered on the basis of the statement made by Jamil Mohammad, PW5, who alleged that Neena @ Parveen was his sister, who was married about two years back with Salim Khan accused. There started a dispute between the couple after about two months of the marriage, but it was resolved. She had been residing with the accused for the last about three months in a house in Madina Basti, Malerkotla. There were occasional outbursts between the two. On 15.04.2002 at about 06.00 p.m., Jamil Mohammad received telephonic call from As