Supreme Court of India

Uttam v. The State of Maharashtra

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Bench B.R. Gavai and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 2 June 2022

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Evidence Act, 1872 – Multiple dying declarations – Admissibility, evidentiary value of – Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Appellant convicted u/s.302 for having murdered his wife by pouring kerosene on her and setting her on fire, by relying on two dying declarations of the deceased recorded in writing by PW-9 (Special Executive Magistrate) and PW-14 (IO) and the other two being oral and communicated by the deceased to PW-2 (her father) and PW- 12 (mediator who had arranged the marriage of the parties) – Appeal filed by appellant, dismissed by High Court discarding the written dying declarations…

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