Supreme Court of India

SANJAY KUMAR SHARMA versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

2026 INSC 223

Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1304/2026
Judgment date
2026-03-11
Petitioner / appellant
SANJAY KUMAR SHARMA
Respondent
STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 223
Other citation
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 556
CNR
ESCR010000892026
Bench / judges
SANJAY KUMAR, K. VINOD CHANDRAN
Author judge
SANJAY KUMAR
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Dismissed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in acquitting the accused despite the alleged dying declarations, motive and testimony of witnesses relied upon by the prosecution to establish the prosecution case.

Headnote excerpt

Evidence Act, 1872 – s.32 – Shanty in which the old couple were residing gutted in a fire, killing the old man immediately and his wife died two days later in a hospital – Prosecution case that the younger son and daughter-in-law of the couple, due to previous land disputes, torched the hut with the intention to

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