Supreme Court of India
Gopal v. State of Karnataka
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Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Conviction under-Allegation that accused-husband poured kerosene on the body of his wife and set her on fire - Dying declaration recorded by police officer and endorsed by the doctor to the effect that victim was in a fit mental condition to depose before the police - Conviction by courts below, on the basis of dying declaration - Justification of- Held: Justified - The dying declaration was rightly 1made the sole basis for the conviction of accused - Thero/was no explanation by the accused anywhere as to how the presence of kerosene was found on the inner and outer
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