Supreme Court of India · 1993-03-26
KUNDULA BALA SUBRAHMANYAM vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1985/65419
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KUNDULA BALA SUBRAHMANYAM
- Respondent
- STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH.
- Author
- A.S. ANAND
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the admissibility of dying declarations under Section 32 of the Evidence Act, 1872, emphasizing that multiple declarations can be accepted if trustworthy. The Court held that the prosecution must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, particularly in circumstantial evidence scenarios, where motive, conduct of the accused, and the nature of the dying declarations are critical. The Court found that the evidence presented sufficiently established the guilt of the accused under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, leading to their conviction.