Kamalbai Waman Patil v. State of Maharashtra
LOK 2026 (11) SC 53
Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1196
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Bench
- Ujjal Bhuyan & *Atul S. Chandurkar, JJ.
- Case No.
- Crl.A. No. 118 of 2018
Provisions referred
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 386(a) (now BNSS 427) — Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 106 (now BSA 109)
Headnote
Criminal law — Appeal against acquittal — Inconsistent dying declarations — Benefit of doubt.
The Sessions Court acquitted the appellant after considering inconsistencies between three dying declarations. The High Court reversed the acquittal and convicted her of murder. The Supreme Court held that the Sessions Court’s view was neither perverse nor illegal and that the High Court had accepted one declaration without corroborating evidence. The reinforced presumption of innocence required due consideration. Conviction set aside and acquittal restored. (Paras 25, 29–30)
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