Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 863 · Decided 27 September 2023
Phulel Singh v. State of Harayana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 863 · [2023] 12 S.C.R. 793
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 396/2010
- Decided
- 27 September 2023
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 309, 302; Evidence Act
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Whether in the totality of the circumstances, it can be said that the dying declaration (Ex. P.L.) is free from doubt; whether evidence prove beyond reasonable doubt that the deceased was harassed on account of non-fulfi llment of demand of dowry. Evidence Act, - Dying declartion free from doubt or not - Doubt whether the dying declaration recorded was voluntary or it was tutored - Doubt regarding fi tness of victim - Variation in statement made by victim: Held: The present case mainly rests on the dying declaration of the
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