Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Yusuf

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Reported as [2009] 6 S.C.R. 1138
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 27 April 2009

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Conviction by trial court c relying on dying declaration - High Court found that dying declaration was not reliable and directed acquittal - Appeal against acquittal - Held: No case made out for interference - The finding of High Court that dying declaration was not truthful and there was attempt to falsely implicate the accused was borne out by various statement in the dying declaration which were proved beyond doubt to be false - Order of High Court cannot be faulted - Moreover, in case of acquittal, there is doub(e presumption in favour of accused - If two

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