SupremeCourt on Dying Declarations.

🟥Dying declaration can be the sole basis of the conviction if it inspires the full confidence of the court.

🟥The Court is required to satisfy itself that the deceased was in a fit state of mind at the time of making the statement and that it was not the result of tutoring, prompting or imagination.

🟥Where the Court is satisfied about the dying declaration being true and voluntary, it can base its conviction without any further corroboration

🟥 There cannot be an absolute rule of law that the dying declaration cannot form the sole basis of conviction unless it is corroborated. The rule requiring corroboration is merely a rule of prudence.

🟥If after careful scrutiny, the court is satisfied that it is true and free from any effort to induce the deceased to make a false statement and if it is coherent and consistent, there shall be no legal impediment to make it the basis of conviction, even if there is no corroboration.