Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 509 · Decided 11 July 2016
State of Gujarat v. Jayrajbhai Punjabhai Varu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 509 · [2016] 3 S.C.R. 265
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1236/2010
- Decided
- 11 July 2016
- Bench
- KURIAN JOSEPH, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 32 - Dying declaration - Death of wife by sustaining 90% burn injuries - Statement/dying declaration made by wife before polic<; officer and Executive Magistrate as also oral dying declaration before her father - Conviction of husband uls. 302 and sentenced to rigorous by the High Court - On appeal, held: There were two sets of evidence, one the statement made before police officer and Executive Magistrate wherein deceased did not name her husband or her family members and other the oral dying declaration made by the deceased before her father who deposed
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