Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 222 · Decided 20 February 2008
Shaik Nagoor v. State of A.P. TH. PUB. Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 222 · [2008] 3 S.C.R. 75
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 346/2008
- Decided
- 20 February 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 354, 448, 306
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 354 and 448 - Conviction under A B - By courts below - On the basis of dying declarations - On c appeal, held: Conviction justified -- Veracity of dying declarations not doubtful - Dying Declaration. Appellant-accused was charged u/ss. 354, 448 dying declarations were given by the '- deceased one before a Judicial Officer (PW-7) and the D other before a Head Constable (PW 10). Trial court convicted the appellant for all the offences he was charged. High Court acquitted him u/s 306 while upheld the conviction u/ss. 354 and 448. Sentence
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