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As per case facts, the accused poured kerosene and set the victim ablaze after a quarrel over insistence on marriage. The victim suffered severe burns, made multiple dying declarations identifying
...the accused, and later succumbed to her injuries. The Sessions Court convicted the accused for murder. The appellant-accused appealed to the High Court, arguing inconsistencies in the dying declarations, insufficient corroborative medical evidence, and that they should be granted the benefit of doubt. The question arose whether the multiple dying declarations, made at different stages, were consistent, voluntary, and reliable enough, and whether they were adequately corroborated by medical evidence to uphold the conviction for murder. Finally, the High Court confirmed the conviction and sentence, finding the dying declarations trustworthy, voluntary, and well-corroborated by medical evidence, with no material inconsistencies or perversity in the lower court's judgment. The appeal was dismissed.
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