Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 302/498A & 34–Conviction by High Court–Justification–Deceased sustained 98% burn injuries–Serious doubt as regards to fit mental state after giving the injunction of painkiller–Doctor also made the endorsement of fit mental state after recording the statement–Combined effect of the trauma with the administration of painkiller could lead to a case of possible delusion–Corroborative evidence is required to rely on the dying declaration–Circumstances of case revealing that the fire took place in kitchen–Possibility of committing suicide–Witnesses from neighbourhood were not examined by prosecution–Case of non-corroboration of dying declaration–Held, High Court wrongly recorded the findings of conviction.
