In Brief
A man was convicted of murdering his wife by pouring kerosene oil and setting her ablaze. The wife, suffering 90% burn injuries, made a statement before a Judicial Magistrate (dying declaration) identifying the appellant as her attacker. She died days later. The appellant challenged his life sentence, claiming the declaration was fabricated under family influence. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding the dying declaration natural and credible, corroborated by testimony from the deceased's parents. The presence of family members in the hospital did not taint the declaration, which was recorded with relatives sent out. No error was found in the conviction.
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