Dying Declaration and Tutoring : Supreme Court Explains The Law
"Court has to scrutinize the dying declaration carefully and must ensure that the declaration is not the result of tutoring, prompting or imagination; the deceased should be in a fit and proper state to make the declaration. But once the court is satisfied that the dying declaration is true and voluntary, it can base conviction on it without corroboration."
Refer Rajendra V. State of Maharashtra [2024] GCtR 1362 (SC)
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