Resolving Ambiguity in Section 6 - "Dying Declaration" Analogy

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You know how sometimes you're stuck in a crowded Mumbai street and someone asks you to order food from a nearby stall? And you say something like "Give me whatever I've ordered before" (mujhe pehle ka kuch de do)? Now, if it's a crucial order, you won't take it for granted, right? You'll clarify, "Arre, tum batao, maine kya order kiya tha?" (Tell me, what did I order?) Similarly, when there's a dying declaration (Section 6), the court has to clarify what the declarant (patient) actually said and didn't say. Ambiguity can creep in due to unrecorded statements or unclear wording. Think of it like this โ€“ the court is trying to decipher a cryptic Bollywood dialogue, where the speaker has just left the scene, leaving behind only confusing lines.

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