Supreme Court of India

Uttam v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2022] 5 S.C.R. 863
Bench B. R. Ga V Ai and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 2 June 2022

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Evidence Act, 1872 – Multiple dying declarations – Admissibility, evidentiary value of – Penal Code, 18 60 – s.302 – Appellant convicted u/s.302 for having murdered his wife by pouri ng kerosene on her and setting her on fire, by relying on two dying declarations of the deceased recorded in writing by PW-9 (Special Executive Magistrate) and PW-14 (IO) and the other two being ora l and communicated by the deceased to PW-2 (her father ) and PW- 12 (mediator who had arranged the marriage of the p arties) – Appeal filed by appellant, dismissed by High Court di scarding the written dying

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