Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 9 · Decided 18 January 1991
Padmaben Shamalbhai Patel v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 9 · [1991] 1 S.C.R. 88
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 326/1979
- Decided
- 18 January 1991
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, V. RAMASWAMI, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
Indian Evidence Act, 1872: S.32-Dying declarations-Recor­ ded by- medical~men-Not in question-and-answer form-Probative y~lue of-Whether conviction can be based on. Indian Penal Code, 1860: S. 302-Homicidal death-Deceased ~~t aflame by pouring kerosene-Suffered 90% burns-Dying declara­ tormentor-Acquittal by Sessions Court on benefit of doubt-:-Appeal against-Conviction­ Sentence of life imprisonment awarded-Validity of ':fhe wife of appellant's brother was found aflame in the early h~urs of 11.6.1975 in the kitchen of her husband's house. She was taken to h0,spita~ a11d
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