Supreme Court of India

Dharmendra Kumar @ Dhamma v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2024] 7 S.C.R. 218
Bench Surya Kant and K. V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 8 July 2024

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, we are satisfied that there are no contradictions or discrepancies in the prosecution case of such a nature that would compel us to take a view different than that of the Trial Court and the High Court.

Judgment, page 28

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Issue for Consideration High Court if justified in upholding conviction and sentence of the appellant under ss. 302/34 IPC; the contradictions or discrepancies and the absence of blood group classification or inconclusive FSL results on the recovered weapon, if detrimental to the prosecution’s case; the Investigating Officer’s failure to obtain a fitness certificate from the medical officer, if would invalidate the consideration of the statement of the deceased recorded u/s. 161 CrPC before his death, as a ‘dying declaration; and disclosure statement made by the appellant leading to the

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