Supreme Court of India · 2002-11-29
KANAKSHINH RAISINH RAV (RAJPUT) vs STATE OF GUJARAT
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/20175
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KANAKSHINH RAISINH RAV (RAJPUT)
- Respondent
- STATE OF GUJARAT
- Author
- SANTOSH HEGDE
- Bench
- N.SANTOSH HEGDE & B.P.SINGH.
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the IPC for setting his wife on fire following a domestic quarrel. The prosecution relied primarily on a dying declaration recorded by a doctor, despite the absence of the deceased's thumb impression due to severe burns. The case examines the evidentiary value of a dying declaration when other prosecution witnesses fail to support the case.