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Sankar vs State By Deputy Superintendent Of ... on 4 March, 2019 cites

J. Ramulu vs State Of Andhra Pradesh on 26 February, 2008

In 2009 16 SCC 432 (J.Ramulu Vs. State of AP), when the close relatives have not supported the prosecution and when the doctor who had certified the dying declaration had not been examined creating a suspicion regarding the correctness of the dying declaration, the Honourable Supreme Court has held that it is unsafe to convict the accused. Further, it was held that suspicion is no substitute to proof.
Supreme Court of India Cites 9 - Cited by 8 - L S Panta - Full Document

Kushal Rao vs The State Of Bombay on 25 September, 1957

“13. It is well settled that, as a matter of law, a dying declaration can be acted upon without corroboration. (See Khushal Rao v. State of Bombay [AIR 1958 SC 22 : 1958 Cri LJ 106 : 1958 SCR 552] , Harbans Singh v. State of Punjab [AIR 1962 SC 439 : (1962) 1 Cri LJ 479 : 1962 Supp (1) SCR 104] , Gopalsingh v. State of M.P. [(1972) 3 SCC 268 : 1972 SCC (Cri) 513] ) There is not even a rule of prudence which has hardened into a rule of law that a dying declaration cannot be acted upon unless it is corroborated. The primary effort of the court has to be to find out whether the dying declaration is true.
Supreme Court of India Cites 19 - Cited by 468 - B P Sinha - Full Document

Chandradevi, Kamalanantha, Balan @ ... vs State Of Tamil Nadu By Inspector Of ... on 12 December, 2002

In Ravi v. State of T.N. [(2004) 10 SCC 776 : 2005 SCC (Cri) 576] the Supreme Court observed that: (SCC p. 777, para 3) ‘[I]f the truthfulness … of the dying declaration cannot be doubted, the same alone can form the basis of conviction of an accused and the same does not require any corroboration, whatsoever, in law.’
Madras High Court Cites 96 - Cited by 28 - M Chockalingam - Full Document
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