Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Wakteng

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Reported as [2007] 7 S.C.R. 992
Bench Arijit Pasayat J.
Decided 7 June 2007

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-ss. 302 r/w 34, 324 r/w 34 and 326 r/w 34- Murder-Conviction by trial court on the basis of dying declaration and recovery of weapon u/s 27-Acquittal by High Court-On appel, held: Acquittal justified as the dying declaration and the recovery suffered from infirmity-Evidence Act, 1872-ss. 32 and 27. Evidence Act, 1872-s.32-Dying declaration-Evidentiary value a/­ Though conviction can be recorded solely on the dying declaration without any corroboration-But the same should not suffer from any infirmity-While relying on the same, court has to be careful that the statement was

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 4 mentioned

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