Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 430 · Decided 3 July 2013
Kashi Vishwanath v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 430 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 627
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 175/2007
- Decided
- 3 July 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 302
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 498A and 302 rlw s. 34 - Ma"ied woman died due to bum injuries - Deceased gave three dying C declarations (Ex.P.12, Ex.P.22 and Ex.P.29) - Three accused viz. the deceased's husband, his mother and another woman ('L? with whom the deceased's husband allegedly had appellant-husband and 'L' u/ ss.498A and 302 rlw 34 - High Court confirmed the conviction D of appellant-husband but acquitted 'L' - Held: Comparison of the three dying declarations show glaring contradictions - In the first dying declaration (Ex.P.12) the deceased stated that her husband
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