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The State Of Punjab vs Gian Kaur And Anr on 5 March, 1998

16. I am of the considered opinion that there is no need of going into greater details of the deposition of PW9 who recorded the said second dying declaration or PW20, the doctor who gave the fitness certificate because the statement Ex.PW9/B was allegedly thumb marked by the deceased by her right thumb and a bare perusal of the thumb mark goes to show that the ridges and curves are clearly visible in the thumb mark whereas as per PW20, the thumbs and the other fingers of the deceased of both the hands were burnt and no thumb mark could have been obtained in the said circumstances. Moreover, the said second dying declaration recorded by PW9 cannot be relied because of the reasons as stated by me above while discarding the first dying declaration recorded on Ex.PW20/C. The statement Ex.PW9/B of the deceased has not been recorded in question/answer form and it gives the minute details of the incident and even reading of the said statement takes considerable time what to talk of recording of the statement by pen in hand which must have consumed substantial time. The patient in the said state of health and burn injuries was altogether conscious and oriented continuously till the statement Ex.PW9/B was recorded and thumb marked by her, becomes doubtful. Besides, the statement Ex.PW9/B was not got certified or was not asked to be signed by any doctor, staff of the hospital or any relative of the deceased, further gives a jolt to the reliability of the said dying declaration. These were the similar situations and conditions before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the cases titled State of Punjab Vs. Gian Kaur and Anr. reported as 1998 Crl.
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