Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1305 · Decided 15 December 2009
Sharda v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1305 · [2009] 16 S.C.R. 441
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 699/2008
- Decided
- 15 December 2009
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Dying declaration: Three dying declarations - First and second dying declarations recorded by police in the presence A B of doctors in quick succession - Consistent statements made C by deceased that she received bum injuries accidentally and she held no one responsible for the incident - Third by magistrate after three days - Deceased stating that appellant-mother-in­ /aw poured kerosene on her - There were overwritings in the D > 1 third dying declaration and some dates were scored out to put new dates - This create doubt with regard to its co"ectness and veracity -
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