Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 679 · Decided 15 May 2008
Panneerselvam v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 679 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 962
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1167/2006
- Decided
- 15 May 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34, 348, 201; CrPC Section 374; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
" Penal Code, 1860- ss.302 rlw 34, 348, 201and201 rlw ·c 34 - Death - Due to burn injuries - Conviction of accused- Appellants by Trial Court·- Appeal - High Court discarded statements made by the doctors, PWs. 3, 4 and 6, to the effect that the deceased voluntarily told each on fire and upheld conviction of Appellants by D placing reliance on the dying declaration allegedly given by deceased to the Revenue Divisional Officer (PW14) four days prior to his death - Challenge to - On facts held: High Court misconstrued the dying declaration since the deceased had
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