Supreme Court of India

Kalabai v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2019] 8 S.C.R. 19
Bench Ashok Bhushan and K.M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 30 April 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the present is also a case where in the facts and circumstances of the case, the appellant can be said to have committed offence under Section 304 Part II IPC.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304 Par t II and 302 – Mur der – Dying declaration – On facts, quar rel between the victim and her husband and during the quar rel, appellant-sister -in-law who was living on the lower floor of the house arrived at the scene – She threw the burning ker osene stove on the victim – V ictim suffer ed burn injuries, r esulting in her death – Conviction and sentence of the appellant u/s. 302 by the courts below – On appeal, held: Dying declaration r ecorded within few hours of admission of the victim in the hospital was r elied by the cour ts below, wherein the victim stated

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