Supreme Court of India

Suresh v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police

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Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 317
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 3 March 2025

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Judgment, page 8

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Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court was correct to uphold the conviction and life imprisonment granted by the Trial Court. Headnotes† Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Whether High Court correctly appreciated the facts and upheld the conviction of the accused — Correctness: Held: While convicting, the Trial Court mainly relied upon the evidence given by parents of the deceased and the dying declaration, which was recorded by the Judicial Magistrate — Dying declaration is an important piece of evidence and a conviction can be made by relying solely on a dying declaration alone as it

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