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17. A word of caution. Circumstances can only raise a suspicion if they are circumstances attending, or at least relevant to the preparation and execution of the will itself.

18. How the legal heirs acted and how and when a will was propounded after the death of the executor are also relevant to decide upon, where the will is genuine or a created or a procured document.

10. By pointing out the contents in the Will as noted above, the learned counsel submits that the Will was a fabricated and procured document at the instance of Benu Puri, who had got prepared the same. It is his submission that if the Will would have been drafted at the instance of Ms. Kashyap or read over to her or even read by her, there would not have been these incorrect facts which were personal to her. Predicated on all this, it is submitted that these suspicious circumstances go to the root of the execution of a free and voluntary Will. Further, the learned counsel also submits that the Will has not been properly attested as per law in that the two attesting witnesses Rajesh Puri and Neeraj Puri have not been examined and none of the witnesses examined has stated Ms. Kashyap signed the same in their presence and they signed the Will in her presence and all signed the same in the presence of each other.