Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 559 · Decided 11 May 2007
Maniben W/O. Danabhai Tulshibai Maheria v. Stte of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 559 · [2007] 6 S.C.R. 409
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 618/2006
- Decided
- 11 May 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
W/O. DANABHAI TIJLSHIBAI MAHERIA A v. ST A TE OF GUJARAT MAY 11, 2007 (S.B. SINHA AND MARKANDEY KA TJU, JJ.) B I Evidence Act, 1872-s. 32-Dying Declaration-Reliability-Deceased ,,.. -< burnt by pouring kerosene over her by mother-in-law and brother-in-lmi~ Conviction on basis of dying is not stated-Also dying declaration cannot be discarded only because death took place 25 days after the incident-Thus, conviction justified. D According to the prosecution, there was dispute between the families • ..,, On the fateful day mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the
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