Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 600 · Decided 7 December 2001
Panchdeo Singh v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 600 · [2001] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 503
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 497/2000
- Decided
- 7 December 2001
- Bench
- U.C. BANERJEE, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 148, 149, 324; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
B Evidence Act, 1872 : Section 32. Dying declaration-Reliability of-Accused-Conviction based on dying declaration-Statement in declaration as to presence of accused at the scene of C crime-Declaration recorded by Magistrate in the presence of Doctor-Satis­ faction of Magistrate that injured a fit state of mind­ Held, not safe to rely upon such a declaration. Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 302, 148 and 149. Murder-Accused-Conviction based on dying declaration-Validity of The appellant was convicted under Section 302 read with Section 149 oflndian Penal Code, 1860. He was also
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