Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 155 · Decided 13 April 1994
Meesala Ramakrishan v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 155 · [1994] 3 S.C.R. 497
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 171/1987
- Decided
- 13 April 1994
- Bench
- R.M. SAHAI, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 : c Section 32--Dying declaration-Recorded by Magistrate on rhe basis of nods and gestures-:-Evidentiary value of-Nods given by the deceased were effective and meaningful and clearly suggesting that the accused set her on D fire-Held such a dying declaration was not only by sign is oral evidence and is admissible-Development of 'Sign language' discussed. Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Section 302-Murder-Accused setting wife on fire-Dying declaration E F by wife made by nods and gestures-Dying declarerion meant that accused killed her-No suspicious
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