Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Sanjay S/o Digambarrao Rajhans

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 619
Bench P. Venka Tarama Reddi and P.P. Naolekar JJ.
Decided 25 October 2004

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Criminal Trial-Conviction based on Dying dec/aration-1.0. recording second dying declaration immediately after the recording by Executive Magistrate-Recorded without obtaining opinion from Doctors as to the fitness of victim-Held, such a dying declaration is not reliable. Practice and Procedure-Two improbable theories-One by Prosecution other by defence-Hence, benefit of doubt ought to be given to the accused. Dying declaration-More than one declaration-Held, must be tested on the iouchstone of consistency and probabilities. Evidence Act. 1872-Evidence of parents of deceased-Victim sustained

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