Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 106 · Decided 24 February 2006
P. Mani v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 106 · [2006] 2 S.C.R. 486
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1081/2005
- Decided
- 24 February 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
... Evidence Act, 1872: ,_ c Section 106-Applicability of-Burden of proof-Deceased-Wife closed herself in a room and put fire on herse/f--Husband.and other witnesses broke open the door-Doused the fire by pouring water--Conviction of husband- Courts below were of the opinion that it was for the be said to have any application as the occurrence took place D inside a room and husband and other witnesses broke open the door after seeing the smoke coming out from the room-Penal Code, 1860-Section 302. !-- Section 32-Dying declaration, if found to be reliable would be sufficient ' for
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