Supreme Court · 1961 INSC 280 · Decided 27 September 1961
Muniappan v. State of Madras
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1961 INSC 280 · [1962] 3 S.C.R. 869
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 49/1961
- Decided
- 27 September 1961
- Bench
- J.L. KAPUR, M. HIDAYATULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
SUPREME OOURT REPORTS MUNIAPPAN v. STA'.l'E OF MADRAS 869 (J. L. KAPUR and M. HmAYATULLAH, JJ.) Dying Declaration-Thumb impresBion of dead person­ AdmisBibility. It was alleged that the appellant had stabbed the deceased E. Soon after E was stabbed, he was taken to the Police Station where the Sub-Inspector took the thumb impression of E upon the statement as recorded, which was treated as the dying declaration. Question was that, when the dying declaration was inter­ rupted by death ensuing suddenly, then, whether such decla­ ration would be admissible in evidence;
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