Supreme Court of India · 2002-11-22
CHACKO vs STATE OF KERALA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2000/19894
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- CHACKO
- Respondent
- STATE OF KERALA
- Author
- SANTOSH HEGDE
- Bench
- N.SANTOSH HEGDE & B.P.SINGH.
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder of his mother by setting her on fire. The prosecution's case relies on a dying declaration and a statement made to a medical officer, asserting the motive was a dispute over earnings. The Court examines the validity and reliability of the dying declaration in the absence of direct eyewitnesses.