Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 352 · Decided 27 August 2002
Laxman v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 352 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 697
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 608/2001
- Decided
- 27 August 2002
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, M.B. SHAH, DORAISWAMY RAJU, S.N. VARIAVA, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 32; Constitution
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872-Section 32-Dying dec/aratio11-Evidentiary value of in absence of medical certification that deceased was in a fit state of mind C to make the dec/aratio11-Held, where it is proved by the testimony of witnesses that the dec/arant was fit to make the statement, such declaration by Courts below, relying on the dying declaration of the deceased, the evi.dence of the Magistrate before D whom the statement was made and on the certificate of the doctor. In appeal to this Court appellant, relying on Paparmbaka Rosamma 's case, contended that the dying declaration was
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