Supreme Court of India

Sharda v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2009] 16 S.C.R. 441
Bench Aftab Alam and Deepak Verma JJ.
Decided 15 December 2009

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Dying declaration: Three dying declarations - First and second dying declarations recorded by police in the presence of doctors in quick succession - Consistent statements made by deceased that she received bum injuries accidentally and she held no one responsible for the incident - Third dying declaration in question-answer form recorded by magistrate after three days - Deceased stating that appellant-mother-in­ /aw poured kerosene on her - There were overwritings in the > 1 third dying declaration and some dates were scored out to put new dates - This create doubt with regard to its

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