Supreme Court of India

Tarun Sharma v. State of Haryana

Neutral citation
Reported as [2025] 9 S.C.R. 1273
Bench Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 1 September 2025

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the impugned judgment of the High Court dated 24th September, 2024 and the impugned judgment and order of the trial Court dated 26th August, 2013 do not stand to scrutiny and the same are hereby set aside.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Conviction of the appellant u/s.302, IPC based on the statement/ dying declaration (Exh. P-34) of the deceased, if ought to be set aside. Headnotes† Evidence – Dying declaration – When cannot be relied upon – Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – FIR u/ss.323, 324, 506 r/w 34, IPC was registered on the basis of injured victim’s statement (Exh.P 34) – Victim died, s.302 was added to the case – Appellant along with co-accused persons was arrested – Trial court acquitted the co-accused persons however, the appellant was convicted u/s.302 – Conviction affirmed by High Court –

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