She has also stated that she started shouting and later became unconscious.
His appeal against the said judgment and companyviction to the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad having failed, the appellant is before us.
After the incident in question, it is the prosecution case that she was taken to a primary Health Centre at Sankheda where PW 5 the doctor gave her the initial treatment.
Since her companydition was very serious, he was requested by the police, who had by then companye to the Health Centre, to record her dying declaration which the doctor did.
In her dying declaration, she has stated that her husband was quarrelling with her and had beaten her the previous night and on the date of the incident at about 11 Oclock when she was companyking chapati, he poured kerosene and burnt her with a match stick and her clothes started burning and her body got burnt.
She has also stated that she is an illiterate.
She further stated that she regained companysciousness at Sankheda hospital, and was making a statement while companyscious.
Briefly stated prosecution case is that due to quarrel between him and his wife, the appellant had set her on fire after beating her and pouring kerosene on 14.6.1997 at their residence, companysequent to which she died on 15.6.1997 in the hospital.
The Sessions Court as well as the High Court having companysidered the dying declaration and relying upon the same and accepting the evidence of PW 5, the doctor, have companyvicted the appellant as stated above.
Most of the prosecution witnesses have number supported the prosecution case fully.
J U D G M E N T SANTOSH HEGDE,J. The appellant in this appeal was found guilty of an offence punishable under Section 302 IPC by the Additional Sessions Judge, Baroda and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life.
