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Queen Empress v. Abdullah, ILR 7 All 385 is related to which of the following under Section 6 of…

In Queen Empress v. Abdullah (1885), the victim, whose throat had been cut and who could not speak, answered questions about her assailant by signs pointing to the accused.…

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Queen Empress v. Abdullah, ILR 7 All 385 is related to which of the following under Section 6 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam?

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In Queen Empress v. Abdullah (1885), the victim, whose throat had been cut and who could not speak, answered questions about her assailant by signs pointing to the accused. The Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court treated these signs as 'verbal statements' admissible as her dying declaration (old Evidence Act s.32), and the case is also cited on the relevance of conduct under old s.8, now BSA s.6, because the gestures were her conduct in answer to questions put to her. It has nothing to do with motive or preparation.

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