Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 252 · Decided 8 March 2007
Sanjay v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 252 · [2007] 3 S.C.R. 644
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 292/2007
- Decided
- 8 March 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498, 306, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: Ss. 498-A/34 and 306134-Married woman setting herself ablaze- C Death caused by burn i'!iuries-Three dying declarations made by victim­ ln first one she did not implicate her husband-In the second and the third dying declarations she stated that she poured kerosene on herself conviction of husband and it cannot be said that D prosecution has proved his guilt uls 306 beyond reasonable doubt-Husband­ appellant acquitted giving him benefit of doubt-Evidence-Different dying declarations-Evidentiary value of Appellant, along with his parents was prosecuted under
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