Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 691 · Decided 7 June 2007
State of Rajasthan v. Wakteng
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 691 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 992
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 677/2002
- Decided
- 7 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 34; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 32, 27
Headnote
OF RAJASTHAN \'. WAKTENG JUNE 7, 2007 B [DR. ARIJIT PASAYA T AND D.K. JAIN. JJ.) Penal Code, 1860-ss. 302 r/w 34, 324 r/w 34 and 326 r/w 34- Murder-Conviction by trial court on the basis of dying declaration and C recovery of weapon u/s 27-Acquittal by High Court-On appel, held: Acquittal recorded solely on the dying declaration without D any corroboration-But the same should not suffer from any infirmity-While relying on the same, court has to be careful that the statement was not the result of tutoring, prompting or a product of imagination. ~ Respondent - accused along with
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