Supreme Court of India
Vikas & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra
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Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 32 - Dying declaration - Evidentiary value of- Death by burning - Father of deceased c and panch witness became hostile - Conviction of husband and in-laws u/ss. 302, 342 rlw s. 34 IPC by courts below- Based on two dying declarations recorded by Special Judicial Magistrate and PSI - Justification of- Held: Justified - In both the dying declarations, deceased clearly attributed burn 0 injuries caused to her, to the accused persons - More so, dying declaration recorded by competent Magistrate stands on a much higher footing - Courts below rightly discarded evidence of
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Where later benches applied it
- 2016 Ramesh and Others v. State of Haryana
- 2012 Bhajju @ Karan Singh v. State of M.P.
- 2022 State of U.P. v. Veerpal & Anr.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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