Ananda vs. Attorney General – sllr 2015 volume 1 page 158

In the case between Ananda (Plaintiff) and the Attorney General (Defendant), the court addressed the reliability and sufficiency of multiple dying declarations, specifically whether a conviction could be sustained based primarily on an uncorroborated dying declaration with noted inconsistencies among statements. The conviction under Section 296 of the Penal Code was assailed due to contradictions between the dying declarations and independent witness testimony. It was held that uncorroborated dying declarations must be scrutinized for inconsistencies, and if material contradictions exist or if corroborative evidence is lacking, reliance on such statements is unsafe. The conviction and sentence were set aside, and the accused-appellant was acquitted, reaffirming that material inconsistencie