ShellJS not executing git command

Question

I have been using shell js to execute a git command in a node js file as follows:

 if (shell.exec(`git commit -m "${messageEmoji} ${messageType} : ${commitMsg}"`).code !== 0) {
        console.log('Error: Git commit failed');
        exit(1);
      }

However it keeps exiting with status code 1. How do I execute it then?

I have already tried running it through the commands mentioned in docs. p.s. : my OS is windows 10