In Brief
This case involves two separate matters: a criminal appeal concerning murder charges and a civil application for recall of a re-advertisement order in a partnership dissolution suit. In the criminal aspect, the appellants were convicted of murder for pouring kerosene on a victim and setting him on fire. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding that while dying declarations need not be recorded by a Magistrate, it is advisable to do so with witness attestations for authenticity. The act of deliberately burning a person with intent to cause death constitutes murder. In the civil matter, the Court declined to recall the re-advertisement order, holding that exploring possibilities for better offers is appropriate despite the property being tenanted.
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