Dayanand S/O Shivdas Rajmane And Anr vs The State Of Maharashtra on 3 August, 2018
15. Learned counsel for the appellants accused has assailed the
aforesaid evidence mainly on the ground that P.W.4 Dr. Ashok Dake
has admitted in his cross-examination that deceased Poonam was
being given oxygen support since her arrival in the hospital till P.W.4
Dr. Ashok Dake left the hospital at about 5.00 p.m. and in such
circumstances it is difficult to believe that deceased Poonam could
have made dying declarations when she was not even capable by
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breathing by herself. Learned counsel, in order to substantiate his
contentions, placed reliance on the judgment of the Supreme court in
the case of Kamalakar Nandram Bhavsar and others vs. State of
Maharashtra (supra). The Supreme Court, in para 7 of the above
cited case, has made the following observations:-