Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 263 · Decided 17 April 2013
Annapurna v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 263 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 870
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1039/2008
- Decided
- 17 April 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 432; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Death of 22 year old married C woman within 2 months of marriage due to bum injuries - Dying declaration given by the victim alleging that she was subjected to cruelty for dowry and that her mother-in-law (appellant) sprinkled kerosene oil on her and burnt her - alongwith life imprisonment - · D Held: The victim got injured in her in-laws house while the appellant was present - In her dying declaration, the victim had disclosed that her sister-in-law was also present there but did not make any allegation, whatsoever, against her - Thus, the
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