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Dying Declaration Cannot Be Ignored, Life Sentence for Husband Upheld in Wife Burning Case: Supreme Court

20 Mar 2026 3 min read
Dying Declaration Cannot Be Ignored, Life Sentence for Husband Upheld in Wife Burning Case: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court delivered a strong judgment in a brutal murder and cruelty case involving marital violence, upholding the life imprisonment of a husband accused of burning his wife to death. In the case titled Subramani VERSUS State of Karnataka, the Court relied on dying declaration, eyewitness testimony of the daughter, and medical evidence to confirm the conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 498A IPC. Background of the incident…

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