Supreme Court of India

Banarsi Dass and Others v. State of Haryana

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Bench Kurian Joseph and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 18 December 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the accused/appellants should be made liable to pay compensation to the parents of the deceased.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3048 and 498A rlw. s. 34 - Prosecution under - Of five accused - Trial court acquitted c all the accused u/s. 3048 and convicted them u/s. 498A - High Court relying on the Dying Declaration convicted them also uls. 3048 - On appeal, held: In the facts and circumstances of the case, the declaration of the deceased did not meet the requirements of dying declaration - The ingredients of s. 3048 are also not made out against the accused in the facts of the case - Case u/s. 498A is made out against all the accused except accused No. 4 - Therefore, all the accused are…

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