Supreme Court of India

State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dal Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 8 S.C.R. 968
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 21 May 2013

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 498A and 302 - FIR lodged on the basis of statement of deceased - Dying declaration - Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by High Court on the ground that conviction was solely based on dying declaration and the same was not trustworthy - Held: In the facts of the case, dying declaration was trustworthy- High Court acquitted the accused on flimsy ground without appreciating material facts - Order of conviction upheld. Evidence Act, 1872: s. 32 - Dying declaration - Evidentiary value - Held: Evidence of dying declaration must be approached with caution - Court not to

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