Supreme Court of India

Sudhakar and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 507
Bench G.B. Pattanaik, R.P. Sethi and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.
Decided 17 July 2000

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Before parting with the judgment we would, however, observe that in the present case the investigating as well as the prosecution B agency has not acted promptly and diligently as was expected under the circumstances.

Judgment, page 17

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Criminal Law: Evidence Act, 1872: Section 32(/). Dying declaration- "Circumstances of the transaction "-Statement by deceased-Effect of-Deceased gave a statement to the police l ! days after the incident in which she alleged that she was raped by the accused-She committed suicide 5 112 months later-There was no evidence to suggest that c the deceased had committed suicide due to the humiliation suffered by her on account of rape-Moreover, her statement did not suggest that a person under normal circumstance would commit suicide after a period of 5 112 months-Held: Statement of the deceased is

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