Supreme Court of India
Meesala Ramakrishan v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We hold that dying declaration recorded on the basis of nods and gestures is not only admis H sible but possesses evidentiary value, the extent of which shall depend npon • ,. RAMAKRISHAN v.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 : c Section 32--Dying declaration-Recorded by Magistrate on rhe basis of nods and gestures-:-Evidentiary value of-Nods given by the deceased were effective and meaningful and clearly suggesting that the accused set her on fire-Held such a dying declaration was not only admissible but also processed evidentiary value. Secrions 3 and 119 : Evidence-lncludes oral evidence-Evidence by sign is oral evidence and is admissible-Development of 'Sign language' discussed. Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Section 302-Murder-Accused setting wife on fire-Dying declaration by wife made by nods
Where later benches applied it
- 2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors.
- 2009 Jaishree Anant Khandekar v. State of Maharashtra
- 2007 Dashrath@ Champa and Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2007 Smt. Shakuntala v. State of Haryana
- 2006 Sham Shankar Kankaria v. State of Maharashtra
- 2004 Muthu Kutty and Anr. v. State by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu
- 2004 B. Shashikala v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- 2003 P.V. Radhakrlshna v. State of Karnataka
- 1996 State of Rajasthan v. Kishore
Of those, 9 mentioned
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