Anowara Bibi v. State of West Bengal
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and death sentence for murder. The court upheld the trial court's finding that the appellant, not the father-in-law, set the deceased on fire, relying primarily on a timely dying declaration made by a conscious victim before a doctor, which was corroborated by independent witnesses and medical evidence.
What did the court decide?
The criminal appeal filed by Anowara Bibi against her conviction and sentence was dismissed; the connected application was also disposed of.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE
Present:
The Hon’ble Justice Joymalya Bagchi
And
The Hon’ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak
C.R.A. 216 of 2016 CRAN 2 of 2020 (Old No. CRAN 521/2020)
Anowara Bibi -Vs-
State of West Bengal
For the Appellant : Mr. Manas Kumar Das, Adv.
Ms. Sayanti Santra … Adv. appears as Amicus Curiae For the State : Mr. Saibal Bapuli .. Ld. Addl. Public Prosecutor Mr. Bibaswan Bhattacharya, Adv. Heard on : 02.12.2021 Judgment on: 02.12.2021
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether multiple dying declarations mutually implicating the appellant establish guilt despite alleged contradictions regarding the father-in-law.
Whether evidence of PW3 regarding the appellant's alibi is sufficient to discredit the dying declaration recorded by a conscious medical officer.
Whether a conviction under Section 302 IPC stands when the victim survived for two days post-injury due to sepsis instead of instant death.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Anowara Bibi
- respondent
State of West Bengal
Coram
Joymalya Bagchi
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Calcutta HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRA/216/2016
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