Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973–Sec. 161–Evidence Act, 1872–Sec. 32–Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 302–Conviction–Reversed by High Court–Appreciation–Statements of deceased recorded u/s. 161 were treated as dying declaration–Justification–Two dying declarations–Material contradiction between
both–Discrepancies in the depositions of witnesses–No corroboration of statements u/s. 161–Deceased did not recognize the person who ablazed her–Noncompliance of Rule 6.22 of Rajasthan Police Rules–Held, conviction was rightly set aside.
