Supreme Court of India

Abhishek Sharma v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi)

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Reported as [2023] 14 S.C.R. 890
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Karol JJ.
Decided 18 October 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, how was this possible? The record does not refl ect as to how the police zeroed in on him.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Issue for consideration: The victim-deceased gave four dying declarations. High Court confi rmed the appellant’s conviction and sentence of life imprisonment u/s. 302 IPC as awarded by the trial Court. Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Evidence Act, 1872 – Multiple dying declarations – Prosecution case that appellant and victim had a quarrel, as the victim had aff ection for their boss and not for appellant – Appellant took victim to an open site near a school and in the midst of an argument, set her on fi re – Victim died – Victim had given four dying declarations – Appellant convicted by the Courts

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