Supreme Court of India
Bhadragiri Venkata Ravi v. Public Prosecutor High Court of A.P., Hyderabad
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In view of the above, the appeal is allowed and the judgment and order of the High Court is set aside.
Judgment, page 15
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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Death of woman due to burn injuries - Acquittal of accused-appellant (divorced husband of deceased) by trial court - But conviction by High Court ul s.302 - On appeal, held: There were three dying declarations - First two declarations did not implicate the appellant - The third declaration dated 28.4.2000 implicated the appellant but the same being full of contradictions does not inspire confidence - Settled legal proposition that in case there are apparent discrepancies in two dying declarations, it would be unsafe to convict the accused - In such a
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