Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 143 · Decided 3 March 2021
Satpal v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 143 · [2021] 2 S.C.R. 493
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 261/2021
- Decided
- 3 March 2021
- Bench
- ASHOK BHUSHAN, R. SUBHASH REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Prosecution under - Death caused by husband of wife by setting her ablaze - Dying declaration recorded by Magistrate - Conviction by courts below - Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: The dying declaration is natural and the same is of the accused beyond reasonable doubt - Conviction affirmed. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1 On coming to know that the deceased was admitted to hospital with the burn injuries, as informed by the police, the ASI went to the hospital along with other police officials. When it
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