Dnyandev Gopinath Pawar C.NO.8267 v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal by the second accused against conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for stabbing the deceased with a dagger, who died later of septicemia. The court upheld the conviction, finding the first dying declaration reliable and corroborated by oral dying declarations, eyewitnesses and recovery of the blood stained dagger and clothes.
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed; appellant given set off from 4th June, 2008 under Section 428 CrPC, subject to Section 433-A and orders under Sections 432 or 433 CrPC; counsel's fees quantified at Rs. 7500/-.