Supreme Court of India

Mohammed Arshad v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 359
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 24 November 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that whereas the findings of the learned Sessions Judge as also the High Court in regard to guilt of Appellant No.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Evidence Act-S.32- Dying declarations-Three dying declaration made by deceased-Role attributed to accused in third declaration did not find mention in first two dying declarations-Accused stated to havz assaulted deceased with stick on his back-No such injury was found on his person­ Held, he is entitled to benefit of doubt-Penal Code, 1860-ss.302134. Penal Code, 1860-ss.302134-Deceased had an altercation with accused on two earlier occasions about which he had lodged a report­ Evidence of eyewitnesses and Doctor, that vital injury could be inflicted with an article which overt act was

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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