Landmark case · Law of Evidence · Semester 2

Pakala Narayana Swami v. King Emperor

AIR 1939 PC 47 · Supreme Court of India

A statement as to the cause of death is admissible as a dying declaration even if the declarant did not die immediately, provided it relates to the circumstances of the transaction which resulted in death.

From topic

Dying declarations and statements of persons who cannot be called — Unit II, Law of Evidence.

Related sections:

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 26 — Statement of relevant fact by person who is dead or cannot be found (IEA 32)
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, 27 — Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, the truth of facts therein stated (IEA 33)