Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 134 · Decided 7 May 1970
Tapinder Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1970 INSC 134 · [1971] 1 S.C.R. 599
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 244/1969
- Decided
- 7 May 1970
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, I.D. DUA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 161(1); Evidence Act Section 3(I)
Headnote
Code of Cri111i11a/ Procedure, 1898 .\". 154-F.irJ'I lnfonnation Report, 1rlu1t is-S. 162( I) of Cude 1vht•ther bars adn1ission a/ dying declartltivn i11to evidence. Ei·idence Act. 1872-Dying declaration is ad111issible under s. 32(1.) t111d har of s. 16:2( I) c·r. P. C. the non.exan1ina1ion of h"llistic expert lost'.\' all i111portance. The appellant \\'as tried for Jl1Urder on the allegation that he caused the death of B by firing five shots at him from his pistol. The te;timony against him consisted of a dying de;::laration made by B, the statements of
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