Supreme Court of India

State of Maharashtra v. Hemant Kawadu Chauriwal Etc.

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Reported as [2015] 10 S.C.R. 1112
Bench Pinaki Chandra Ghose and R.K. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 16 December 2015

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 3048 rlw. s. 34 and s. c 498A - Prosecution under - Of five accused - Trial court, relying on Dying Declaration and the letters written by the deceased to her father, convicted accused No. 1 ulss. 302 and 498A rlw. s. 34 and accused No. 4 u/s. 498- , while other accused were acquitted - In appeal by the convicted accused, High Court, acquitted them giving them benefit of doubt - On appeal by the State, held: There are improvements in the testimony of material witnesses- In the facts and circumstances of the case, the Dying declaration as well as the alleged

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