Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 478 · Decided 3 April 1996
State of U.P. v. Ameer Ali
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 478 · [1996] 3 S.C.R. 1205
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 474/1996
- Decided
- 3 April 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, S.P. BHARUCHA, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 161, 164; Evidence Act
Headnote
U.P. v. AMEER ALI APRIL 3, 1996 [K. RAMASWAMY, S.P. BHARUCHA AND K.S. PARIPOORNAN, JJ.J Indian Penal Code, 1860 : A B S. 302-Dying declaration as a basis for conviction--Accused causing death of his wife by setting her on fire-Dying declarations made to Magistrate C a11d Investigating that witnesses came and attested the statement of deceased made to Investigating Officer after the statement had been recorded-Held, dying declarations were sufficient to base D conviction independent of evidence of .witnesses tumed hostile-Medical evidence c01roborates dying declarations-High
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