Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 749 · Decided 29 October 2014
Mallella Shyamsunder v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 749 · [2014] 11 S.C.R. 597
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1381/2011
- Decided
- 29 October 2014
- Bench
- VIKRAMAJIT SEN, KURIAN JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 498A; Constitution
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302 and 498A - Death of married woman due to burn injuries - Allegation that appe!lant­ husband had beaten her and set her on fire after pouring C kerosene - Further a/legation that on account of non-payment of balance of the promised dowry, deceased was being and his mother - Conviction of appellant - Justification - Held: Justified - Dying declarations made by the deceased before police D official and Judicial Magistrate were confidence bearing, truthful, consistent and credible - Same corroborated by evidence of PWs-1 to 3; injuries noted
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