Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 56 · Decided 18 January 2011
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Vishweshwar Kol
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 56 · [2011] 1 S.C.R. 790
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1361/2006
- Decided
- 18 January 2011
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Brutal murder - Accused c bumt his wife and daughters - Dying dealaration of daughter recorded- by police ..... The declarant stated that accused ca!"'e home late at night in inebriated state and poured kerosene oil first on her mother and then on her and her tried to escape, accused caught hold of her, D and in the process he himself received burn injuries - Conviction by trial court based on dying declaration - High T- Court held that the dying declaration did not inspire confidence and ordered acquittal - Held: The fact that the accused
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