Supreme Court of India
State of Rajasthan v. Shravan Ram & Anr.
INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.
What the Court ordered
We are of the view that no reliance could be C placed on the statement made by PW3 - Prem Chand under Section 161 Cr.P.C. before the police in the absence of any corroboration.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 - s.32 - Multiple dying declarations - Appreciation of - Held: It is not the plurality of the dying c declarations but the reliability thereof that adds weight to the prosecution case - If a dying declaration is found to be voluntary, reliable and made in fit mental condition, it can be relied upon without any comJboration but the statement should be consistent throughout - However, if some inconsistencies o are noticed between one dying declaration and the other, the Court has to examine the nature of the inconsistencies, namely, whether they are material or not and while
Authorities it was built on
Sign in free to read it
- The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
- The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
- Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
- Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
- Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
An email address, no password.