Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 121 · Decided 19 March 1999
State of Rajasthan v. Teja Ram and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 121 · [1999] 2 S.C.R. 29
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 431/1991
- Decided
- 19 March 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149; CrPC Section 162; Evidence Act Section 32, 27, 155(3)
Headnote
A v. TEJA RAM AND ORS. MARCH 19, 1999 [K.T. THOMAS AND D.P. MOHAPATRA JJ.] B Evidence Act, 1872 : Section 32-Dying declaration-Evidentiary value of-Medical evidence showing that brain functions of the injured impaired due to brain C injury-Held, even if the injured were able to speak out with blood-Blood on one axe found to be of human origin-Blood on other axe could not be detected by D serologist due to disintegration of serum-Does not mean that blood stuck on other axe would not have been human blood at all-Held, recovery of weapon would not stand relegated to disutility.
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