Supreme Court of India · 2009-04-15
State Of A.P vs P. Khaja Hussain
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 2054
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of A.P
- Respondent
- P. Khaja Hussain
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Asok Kumar Ganguly, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Andhra Pradesh High Court's acquittal of the respondent charged under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Pinjari Hussain Bee. The Court noted significant discrepancies between two dying declarations recorded by a Magistrate and a police official, concluding that the variations were not trivial and undermined the prosecution's case. The Court found no grounds to interfere with the High Court's conclusions, thereby dismissing the appeal.