Rajasthan Court gave life imprisonment to the wife and her lover for murdering the husband with a hammer and heater wire, but no sentence can bring the man back to his child and family.
RAJASTHAN: A Jhalawar court in Rajasthan, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Duttatreya at Bhawanimandi, has awarded life imprisonment to a 32-year-old woman and her 30-year-old lover after finding them guilty of murdering the woman’s husband.
The case relates to a village under the Sunel police station area of Jhalawar district. The husband was found dead inside his house on the morning of September 17, 2024. His death looked suspicious because he had injuries on his head and a heater wire was also found near him.
After the incident, a complaint was filed by the deceased man’s brother. On the basis of the complaint, police registered a murder case and started the investigation.
During investigation, it was revealed that the woman and the co-accused were allegedly in a relationship. According to the prosecution, the husband became an obstacle in their relationship, and this led to the crime.
The prosecution case was that on the intervening night of September 16 and 17, 2024, the woman and her lover attacked the husband while he was sleeping. They allegedly hit him on the head with a hammer and then used a heater wire to make the death look like an electrocution.
Police later arrested both accused under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 103(1), Section 238(A), and Section 3(5).
The most important evidence in the trial came from the 14-year-old daughter of the deceased. She was present in the room at the time of the crime. Her statement played a decisive role in proving the prosecution case before the court.
During the trial, the prosecution examined 23 witnesses. It also produced 65 documents and 8 material articles before the court. These helped the court understand how the murder was committed and how an attempt was made to hide it as an accidental death.
After considering the evidence, the court held both accused guilty of murder. The court awarded life imprisonment to both convicts and also imposed a fine of Rs. 30,000 on each of them.
This case shows how eyewitness testimony, medical evidence, documents, and material articles can become crucial in proving a murder case. It also shows the importance of a child witness when the child is present at the scene and gives reliable evidence before the court.
The judgment has brought legal closure to the killing of a husband inside his own home. The court found that the death was not an accident, but a murder committed by the wife and her lover.
EXPLANATORY TABLE: LAWS AND SECTIONS INVOLVED
| Law / Section | Purpose | Role In This Case |
| BNS Section 103(1) | Punishment for murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. | Used because the prosecution case was that the husband was intentionally killed while sleeping. |
| BNS Section 238(A) | Causing disappearance of evidence or giving false information to protect the offender. | Reported because the accused allegedly tried to make the murder look like death by electrocution using a heater wire. |
| BNS Section 3(5) | Common intention. When several persons act together with the same intention, each can be held liable for the act. | Used because the wife and her lover were alleged to have acted together in killing the husband. |
| Life Imprisonment | Imprisonment for life as punishment after conviction. | Both convicts were awarded life imprisonment. |
| Fine of Rs. 30,000 each | Monetary penalty imposed by the court. | The court imposed a fine of Rs. 30,000 on each convict. |
CASE DETAILS
- Case Title: State of Rajasthan v. Kiran Kanwar & Surendra Singh @ Sunder
- Court: Additional District and Sessions Court, Bhawanimandi, District Jhalawar, Rajasthan
- Presiding Judge: ADJ Rajiv Duttatreya
- Judgment Date: 29 June 2026
- Police Station: Sunel Police Station, District Jhalawar, Rajasthan
- Prosecution Counsel: Hemraj Sharma, Assistant Public Prosecutor
- Sentence: Life imprisonment to both convicts.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- A husband was killed inside his own home, allegedly because he became an obstacle in an illicit relationship.
- The wife and her lover got life imprisonment, but the dead man will never return to his child and family.
- The 14-year-old daughter became the key witness, proving how children also become silent victims in such crimes.
- When a woman dies, society immediately talks of cruelty and conspiracy; when a man is killed, people still hesitate to discuss male vulnerability.
- Men also need legal protection, social sympathy, and public outrage when they are betrayed, trapped, or killed.
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