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MADRAS HIGH COURT
A.M. Basheer, J
Azhagesan v. State
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| 1. appellant convicted of murder under ipc. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. evidentiary concerns raised regarding dying declarations. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. court evaluates reliability of declarations and corroborative evidence. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. discussion on inconsistent statements and coercive influences. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. final judgment confirming conviction upholds evidentiary standards. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
1. The appellant, who was the sole accused in SC No. 53 of 2000 on the file of the Tribunal Sessions Judge, Tiruvannamalai, was tried for the offences under S.498(A) and S.302, IPC, but was convicted only under S.302, IPC and sentenced to undergo R.I. for life and imposing a fine of Rs. 1000/- in default to undergo R.I. for one month. Challenging the above conviction and sentence, the appellant has filed this appeal.
2. The facts in brief are as follows :
"(a) The accused is the husband of the deceased Uma Maheshwari. PW 1 is the father of the deceased. PW 2 is the wife of the younger brother of PW 1, who hailed from Kamampattu village. The deceased and the accused got married on 3-10-1996 and they were living in the house of PW 1 for some time. The accused wanted to live
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