The Real Point Is To Ascertain Which Contains The Truth: SC On Divergent Dying Declarations [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

6 Sept 2019 3:36 PM IST

"When there are divergent dying declarations it is not the law that the court must invariably prefer the statement which is incriminatory and must reject the statement which does not implicate the accused."

The Supreme Court recently came across an appeal filed by a man who was convicted for murder of his wife mainly relying on one of the dying declaration made by the deceased implicating him. In this case, there were three dying declarations made by the deceased. In the first two dying declarations, which were given by the deceased herself, no incriminatory role is attributed to...

The Real Point Is To Ascertain Which Contains The Truth: SC On Divergent Dying Declarations [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"When there are divergent dying declarations it is not the law that the court must invariably prefer the statement which is incriminatory and must reject the statement which does not implicate the accused."

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