Supreme Court of India
Amar Singh Yadav v. State of U.P.
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the imposition of death sentence to the accused Amar Singh Yadav was not warranted.
Judgment, page 23
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 307 and 436 - Conviction based on dying declaration - /legation that the appellant having illicit relations with other women - Wife starled taking half of his salary from his office directly and on account of that, appellant was annoyed with his wife - On the fateful day, appellant took his wife, daughters and son to market on the pretext to do shopping for marriage of elder daughter - On return, he got down from the van, locked the van and set it ablaze - Wife and two daughters died - Courls below convicted the appellant on the basis of dying declarations of wife
Authorities it was built on
- 1983 Machhl Singh and Others v. State of Punjab
- 2008 Swamy Shraddananda @ Murali Manohar Mishra v. State of Karnataka
- 2012 Ramnaresh & Ors. v. State of Chhattisgarh
- 2013 Shankar Kisanrao Khade v. State of Maharashtra
- 2011 Haresh Mohandas Rajput v. State of Maharashtra
- 1989 Allauddin Mian & Ors. Sharif Mian & Anr. v. State of Bihar
- 2012 Sandeep v. State of U.P.
- 2009 Ramraj @ Nanhoo @ Bihnu v. State of Chhatiisgarh
- 1998 Ronny@ronald James Alwaris Etc. v. State of Maharashtra
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