Supreme Court of India
Koli Chunilal Savji and Anr. v. State of Gujarat
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid evidence of the Magistrate and in view of the endorsement of doctor on the Police yadi and no reason having been ascribed as to why the Magistrate would try to help the prosecution, we see no justification in the comments of Mr.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 302/34 and 498- -Bride burning-Hus band and mother-in-law burning the bride and child--Deceased making two dying declarations, one to police and another to Magistrate-No endorsemellt of doctor on the dying declaration as to the menial condition of deceased-En dorsemellt in police yadi-No inconsistency in two dying declaration~ Trial Court not placing reliance 011 the dying declaratio11~Acquittal-On appeal, High Court holding the two dying declarations trnthful and voluntary--Co11- victio11 and sentence-Validity of-Held, dying declaration does not lose its value
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- 2024 Dharmendra Kumar @ Dhamma v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2022 State of U.P. v. Veerpal & Anr.
- 2018 Pradeep Bisoi @ Ranjit Bisoi v. The State of Odisha
- 2013 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dal Singh & Ors.
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