Supreme Court lays down principles for appreciation of Dying declaration evidence

[Educator]

There is no hard and fast rule for determining when a dyingdeclaration should be accepted; the duty of the Court is to decide thisquestion in the facts and surrounding circumstances of the case and be fully convinced of the truthfulness of the same. Certain factors below reproduced can be considered to determine the same, however, they will only affect the weight of the dying declaration and not