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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
SANJAY K.AGRAWAL, SANJAY KUMAR JAISWAL
Sankra Yadav, S/o. Ganesh Yadav – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, through P.S. Chakradharnagar, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the appellant's conviction and circumstances leading to it. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. prosecution evidence supported by testimonies. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. defense arguments challenging the conviction and reliability of witness statements. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. court's initial analysis on the nature of death and implications. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. questioning the identity of the perpetrator. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 6. legal standards regarding dying declarations. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 7. guidance from supreme court rulings on dying declarations and their reliability. (Para 14 , 15 , 19 , 20) |
| 8. court's contrast of testimonies and declarations. (Para 16 , 18 , 21) |
| 9. final judicial decision including cancellation of conviction. (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
JUDGMENT :
Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.
(1) Invoking criminal appellate jurisdiction of this Court, the sole appellant herein has preferred this criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C., calling in question the legality, validity and correctness of the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 24.05.2017, passed in Session Trial No.05/2017 (State of Chhattisgarh v. Sankra Yadav) by the 5th Addl. Sessions Judge, Raigarh (CG), whereby he has be
Court emphasized that a magistrate's dying declaration carries significant weight over oral declarations, affecting conviction in murder cases.
(1) Merely because there are two/multiple dying declarations, all dying declarations are not to be rejected.(2) There is neither a rule of law nor of prudence to the effect that a dying declaration c....
The dying declaration of the deceased, supported by medical evidence and circumstantial evidence, can be sufficient to establish guilt under Section 302 of IPC.
Dying declarations can serve as the sole basis for conviction if deemed credible and made in a fit state of mind, as established in this case.
The court affirmed that a dying declaration can serve as the sole basis for conviction if it is credible, voluntary, and made in a fit state of mind.
A dying declaration must be trustworthy and corroborated; significant discrepancies in the statement led to acquittal due to reasonable doubt not established by prosecution.
A dying declaration recorded from a surviving individual cannot be treated as substantive evidence for conviction; it may only be used to corroborate testimony.
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