Supreme Court of India

Anjanappa v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2013] 14 S.C.R. 803
Bench Ranjana Prakash Desai and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 12 November 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court was perfectly justified in interfering with the E trial court's order.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss.498A, 302 and 304 Part fl - Married woman died in hospital due to burn injuries - Deceased gave dying declaration implicating husband­ appellant to police official, PW5, which was endorsed by the attending doctor, PW4 - Appellant charge-sheeted - But acquitted by trial court- Conviction of appellant by High Court u/s. 304-11 /PC - Justification - Held: Evidence of PW-4 establishes to the hilt that deceased was in a fit mental condition to make statement in which she implicated the appellant - PW4 stated that he made endorsement on the deceased's statement recorded by

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