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november 2004

Supreme Court of India · 2004-11-18

State Of Punjab vs Parveen Kumar

Citation / case number
AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 1277
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
State Of Punjab
Respondent
Parveen Kumar
Author
B.P.Singh
Bench
B.P. Singh, Arun Kumar

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by the State of Punjab against the High Court's decision to set aside the conviction of the respondent under Section 302 IPC and Section 304B IPC. The Court emphasized that the case relied heavily on dying declarations, noting that the High Court correctly rejected one due to inconsistencies in the witness's statements. The Court ultimately upheld the High Court's ruling, affirming that the prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt, leading to the acquittal of the respondent.

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