Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 732 · Decided 18 November 1997
Najjam Faraghi Alias Najjam Faruqui v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 732 · [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 148
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 68/1992
- Decided
- 18 November 1997
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, M. SRINIVASAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 306; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
FARAGHI ALIAS NAJJAM FARUQUI v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL NOVEMBER 18, 1997 [M.M. PUNCHHI AND M. SRINIVASAN, JJ.) Indian Penal Code, 1860-Section 302-Murder-accused setting his wife on fire-Dying declarations recorded-Dying declarations accusing the C husband-Mental condition of the deceased twenty days after making dying declarations-Validity of D -Held, dying declaration does not loses its value if the person lives for a longer time than expected. E F The appellant was convicted for an offence under Sec. 302 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and was sentenced to imprisonment for life
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