Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 247 · Decided 31 March 2011
Shindo Alias Sawinder Kaur and ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 247 · [2011] 4 S.C.R. 117
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1902/2010
- Decided
- 31 March 2011
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A; CrPC Section 161; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: ss. 3048, 498A - Dowry death - Allegation that sister-in-law and mother-in-law of the victim- C deceased poured kerosene on her and lit fire as she could not satisfy their demand for dowry - Dying declarations recorded by the police officer and the Magistrate - Trial dying declarations reliable for the reason that the deceased had suffered 100% burn injuries and would not D have been in a position to give dying declarations - Order of acquittal - High Court endorsed the view of trial court that both the dying declarations were not reliable, however, relying
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