Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 133 · Decided 1 February 2022
State of U.P. v. Veerpal & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 133 · [2022] 1 S.C.R. 1163
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 34/2022
- Decided
- 1 February 2022
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 161; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 - s.32 - Dying declaration - Appreciation of - Dying declaration recorded by the Magistrate in which deceased specifically stated that due to feud over demand of money, respondents-accused burnt her after pouring kerosene over her - On facts, no by the magistrate - Statements in the dying declaration consistent with medical evidence inasmuch as there were no injuries on the chest and injuries were found only on the head and backside - Such injuries on the head and backside could have been possible only if somebody have
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