43 years later, Allahabad High Court finds husband guilty of killing his wife

Published on : 27 Sep 2025, 6:05 am 3 min read

The Allahabad High Court recently convicted a man for the murder of his wife in 1982 [State v Awadhesh Kumar and Ors].

The conviction came 43 years after the incident, with the Court overturning the trial court’s 1984 decision to acquit the accused.

It sentenced the main accused Awadhesh Kumar along with co-accused Mata Prasad to life imprisonment for the murder of Kusuma Devi. The Court directed the accused to surrender before the authorities within two weeks.

Two other accused in the case died during the pendency of appeal filed by the State against their acquittal.

As pert the prosecution, the victim was killed by her husband and three others in connection with his alleged illicit relationship with his younger brother’s wife.