Supreme Court of India

Govindappa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2010] 6 S.C.R. 962
Bench P. Sathasivam and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 11 May 2010

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the prosecution has fully established its case against the appellants and we are in entire agreement with the conclusion arrived by the High Court.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 498- /34, 302134 - Conviction under - Accused persons poured kerosene on deceased- daughter-in-law and lit fire on her- Dying declaration recorded by Magistrate - Certificate of doctor that the deceased was in fit state of mind to give dying declaration -Conviction based on dying declaration - Interference with - Held: Not called for - The evidence of doctor clearly showed that the deceased was in a sound state of mind while giving the dying declaration before Magistrate - Such a dying declaration has got due weight in the evidence - Further, evidence of eye-witnesses

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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