Supreme Court of India

Waikhom Yaima Singh v. State of Manipur

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Reported as [2011] 5 S.C.R. 448
Bench V.S. Sirpurkar and T.S. Thakur JJ.
Decided 18 April 2011

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Penal Code, 1860- s.302 - Murder- Dying declaration by the victim in the hospital that appellant was guilty of c assaulting him and the next day the victim expired - Acquittal by the trial court - However, conviction u/s. 302 by the High Court, on basis of the dying declaration of the deceased - On appeal, held: Factum of the dying declaration is suspicious - Dying declaration is oral - No evidence about the fitness 0 of the victim to make the dying declaration - Exact words of the dying declaration not available - They differ from witness to witness - Though the witnesses claimed to have

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