Supreme Court of India

Suchand Pal v. Phani Pal and Anr.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 281
Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 6 November 2003

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Penal Code, 1860/Arms Act, 1959-Sections 302 and 307/Section 25- Murder-Prosecution-Different versions of incident by prosecution and defence-Prosecution version inconsistent with medical evidence-Dying declaration by deceased not made directly but was only an affirmation to her husband's statement-Conviction by trial Court-Acquittal by High Court- On appeal, held: Acquittal justified as there was inconsistency in the prosecution case and medical evidence and the dying declaration is not admissible. Evidence Act, 1872-Section 32-Dying Declaration-Nature of- Statement not made directly by the

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