https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309120 A dying declaration may be oral or written, need not follow any prescribed form, and does not invariably require a doctor's certificate if the recorder is satisfied that the declarant was fit physically and mentally. Its evidentiary value turns on voluntariness, truthfulness, and the surrounding circumstances. Minor inconsistencies between multiple declarations do not by themselves vitiate the prosecution case where the core version remains consistent. A thumb impression on a declaration is a factual question, and absent cross-examination challenging the condition of the thumb or the recording witnesses, the declarations cannot be rejected on speculation. On these principles, the declarations were treated as reliable and the acquittal was held unsustainable. en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:06:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309120 A dying declaration may be oral or written, need not follow any prescribed form, and does not invariably require a doctor's certificate if the recorder is satisfied that the declarant was fit physically and mentally. Its evidentiary value turns on voluntariness, truthfulness, and the surrounding circumstances. Minor inconsistencies between multiple declarations do not by themselves vitiate the prosecution case where the core version remains consistent. A thumb impression on a declaration is a factual question, and absent cross-examination challenging the condition of the thumb or the recording witnesses, the declarations cannot be rejected on speculation. On these principles, the declarations were treated as reliable and the acquittal was held unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309120