Supreme Court of India
Ramilaben Hasmukhbhai Khristi and Anr. Etc. v. State of Gujarat
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We are of the view that it is not a case in which conviction can be recorded only on the basis of dying declarations which fail to inspire confidence.
Judgment, page 20
From the headnote
Evidence Act, 1872: Dying declaration-Whether dying declaration could form sole basis of conviction-Held, yes, if it is free from any doubt and recorded in the manner as per provisions of law-However, it is not a correct to record conviction solely on the basis of dying declaration in the absence of fitness certificate as regards mental condition of the deceased and there are deviations indifferent declarations made and consistency is conspicuously missing-Penal Code, 186~ections 302 and 120- -Murder--Conviction. Dying declaration-Held, could be acted upon without corroboration ·if Court is
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