Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Delhi High Court Acquits Man, Discusses Unresolved Marital Conflict
The Delhi High Court considered a case involving Nafe Singh and his wife.
Prosecutors said Singh tried to make his wife swallow Baygon insecticide during a dispute in 2001.
Singh denied the allegations.
A trial court had sentenced him to three years in prison for attempted murder.
The High Court said the evidence was not strong or clear enough to prove the required intention.
It therefore acquitted Singh by giving him the benefit of the doubt.
The court also said marriage can become very unhappy when serious problems are not addressed.
It explained that marital conflict can affect families and sometimes lead to violence.
The Delhi High Court acquitted Nafe Singh in a case involving an alleged attempt to kill his wife with Baygon spray.
Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav said the prosecution lacked cogent evidence of the intention and knowledge required under Section 307 of the IPC.
The court said it was unsafe to rely on the shaky evidence and granted Singh the benefit of doubt.
Singh had been sentenced by a trial court to three years in prison, while his mother was acquitted.
The court observed that unresolved marital problems can damage families and society, and may contribute to physical violence.
- Who
- The Delhi High Court, Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav, Nafe Singh, and Singh’s wife were involved in the case.
- What
- The High Court acquitted Singh after finding insufficient evidence to support his attempted-murder conviction under Section 307 of the IPC.
- When
- The verdict was issued on August 24; the alleged incident occurred in 2001, after the couple married in 2000.
- Where
- The case was decided by the Delhi High Court in New Delhi.
- Why
- The court said the prosecution’s evidence was shaky and did not clearly establish the intention and knowledge required for an attempted-murder conviction.
Prosecution’s Case
Defense and High Court’s View
Alleged attack
Prosecution’s Case
The prosecution alleged that Singh first tried to force his wife to drink Baygon from a tumbler and then poured it directly into her throat from the container.
Defense and High Court’s View
Singh denied the allegations and cited a matrimonial dispute over his wife’s wish to live with him separately from his widowed mother.
Evidence and intent
Prosecution’s Case
The trial court convicted Singh for attempt to murder and sentenced him to three years in prison.
Defense and High Court’s View
The High Court said the evidence was shaky and did not cogently establish the intention and knowledge required under Section 307 of the IPC, making conviction unsafe.
- Accused
- Nafe Singh
- Judge
- Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav
- Alleged substance
- Baygon insecticide spray
- Alleged incident
- Singh allegedly tried to force his wife to consume the spray during a matrimonial dispute in 2001.
- Trial-court sentence
- Three years’ imprisonment for attempt to murder
- High Court outcome
- Acquittal, with the court granting Singh the benefit of doubt
- Legal provision
- Section 307 of the IPC
