Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 964 · Decided 15 September 2022
Vijaya v. State Rep BY the Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 964 · [2022] 7 S.C.R. 367
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1573/2022
- Decided
- 15 September 2022
- Bench
- SURYA KANT, HRISHIKESH ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 309, 304(1); CrPC Section 164; Evidence Act Section 32, 157
Headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 - ss. 32, 157 - Code of Criminal Procedure - s. 164 - Dying declaration - Victim survived - Statement u/s.164 Cr.P.C. - Prosecution case that appellant consumed a poisonous substance, which she also administered to her 10 months old was recorded - Appellant survived but her baby died - Appellant's husband reported matter to the police, which led to regsitration of FIR u/ss. 302 and 309 IPC - Appellant's husband (PW1) and her father-in-law (PW5), both turned hostile during the trial
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