Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 455 · Decided 29 June 2016
Raju Devade v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 455 · [2016] 3 S.C.R. 818
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1012/2008
- Decided
- 29 June 2016
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - Conviction on basis of dying declaration - Death of 18 year old girl on sustaining burn injuries - Oral statement 111ade by the victi111 recorded by the Police sub-inspector - Thereafte1~ Magistrate recorded dying declaration in question answer form and in own language of the victim - Both declarations had thumb impression · of the victim and victim had implicated the accused - Thereafter, victi111 shifted to another hospital ll'herein an Executive Magistrate recorded the dying declaration that it was a case of accidental death caused by
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