Supreme Court of India

Ram Viswas v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

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Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 14 December 2012

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Death of married woman due to bum injuries - Prosecution case that the victim's husband i.e. the appellant had poured kerosene oil on her and set her on fire - In the dying declaration recorded by the Naib Tahsildar, the victim named the appellant for the overt act - Conviction of appellant u/s. 302 /PC with RI for life - Justification - Held: The dying declaration satisfied all the prescribed conditions and procedure and was proved beyond doubt - Prosecution was fully justified in relying on the dying declaration - Appellant was the only person inside the room at…

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