Supreme Court of India
Hiraman v. State of Maharashtra
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above legal position and facts on record, we see no reason to interfere in the judgment and order rendered by the learned Sessions Judge as modified and G confirmed by the High Court.
Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 32 - Relevance of dying declarations - Approach to be adopted by the Courts with respect thereto - Held: By enacting s.32(1) in the Evidence Act, the legislature has accorded a special sanctity to the statement made by a dying person as to the cause of his own death - This is by virtue of the solemn occasion when such statement is made - Besides, when such statement is made at the earliest opportunity without any influence being brought on the dying person, there is absolutely no reason to take any other view for the cause of his or her death - Absence of any
Authorities it was built on
- 1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra
- 2002 Gangadhar Behera and Ors. v. State of Orissa
- 2010 Lakhan v. State of M.P.
- 1975 Munnu Raja & Anr. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2002 Sucha Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab
- 1988 State of U.P. v. Krishna Gopal & Anr.
- 1989 Gurbachan Singh v. Satpal Singh & Ors.
- 2003 Babu Lal and Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2006 P. Mani v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2000 Ghulam Hussain and Anr. v. State of Delhi
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