Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 443 · Decided 27 September 1999
Jai Karan v. State of (N.C.T. of Delhi)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 443 · [1999] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 200
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 930/1998
- Decided
- 27 September 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Section 302. Murder---Accused--<:ausing death of wife by burning her-Conviction C based on dying declaration of wife-Validity of. Indian Evidence Act, 1872 : Section 32. Dying declaration-Evidentiary value of-Accused-Allegation of wife burning-Dying declaration by not on duty in the ward in which deceased was admitted-Statement made by deceased in Hindi recorded in English and also not read over to her-Signature of deceased not obtained-No endorsement that deceased was in a fircondition to make statement-Held, dying declaration made in such circumstances
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