Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 530 · Decided 7 August 2014
Shaileshbhai @ Pappu Balubhai Chunara & ANR. v. State of Gujrat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 530 · [2014] 8 S.C.R. 1075
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1974/2012
- Decided
- 7 August 2014
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, V. GOPALA GOWDA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 323, 114, 302, 34, 332
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302134, 323 and 114 - Murder - Conviction and sentence u/ss. 302134, 323 and 114 on basis A B of dying declaration that accused persons poured kerosene C on victim and set her ablaze - Defence case that there were three inconsistent dying declarations - On appeal, held: endor5ement respectively and the executive magistrate recorded the dying declaration - No inconsistency in the said recordings - Testimony of the magistrate reliable D as also testimony of victim consistent - Thus, order of conviction and sentence upheld - Evidence. Dismissing the appeal, the
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