Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 509 · Decided 10 April 2019
Vijay Mohan Singh v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 509 · [2019] 6 S.C.R. 994
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1656/2013
- Decided
- 10 April 2019
- Bench
- L. NAGESWARA RAO, M.R. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 3, 4, 6
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302 r/w. 34, 498-A, 304-B r/w. s.34 - Prosecution case that appellant-accused (husband of victim- deceased) poured kerosene on the victim and lit fire and ran away from the spot - Consequent to which, victim sustained grievous burnt injuries and hospital - Dying declaration of the victim was recorded by the Metropolitan Magistrate - In dying declaration victim categorically stated that appellant-accused burnt her - Police filed charge sheet against the three accused persons including appellant-accused for the offences
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