Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 978 · Decided 26 September 2007
Nallapati Sivaiah v. Sub-Divisional Officer, Guntur, A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 978 · [2007] 10 S.C.R. 347
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1315/2005
- Decided
- 26 September 2007
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
A -+ v. SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, GUNTUR, A.P. SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 [R.V. RA VEENDRAN AND B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, JJ.) B y Evidence Act, 1872: ...... s. 32-Dying declaration-Evidentiary value of-Conviction c uls. 302 /PC based by trial court and High Court on two dying declarations-HELD: It is unsafe to evidence by treating dying d~claration only as a piece D of evidence-Jn the instant case, cumulative factors and surrounding .... circumstances make it impossible to rely upon the two dying '\ declarations-Prosecution having not proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, accused acquitted on
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