Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Shravan Ram & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 5 S.C.R. 1076
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 1 May 2013

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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

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