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A is indicted for the murder of B. C says that B when dying, declared that A had given B the wound of which B died. Evidence is offered to show that, on a previous occasion, C said that the wound was not given by A.
Which one of the following is correct?
The evidence is

A. Prohibited under section 52 of the Indian Evidence Act

B. Admissible under section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act

C. Admissible under section 153 of the Indian Evidence Act

D. Admissible under section 155 of the Indian Evidence Act

Answer: Option B


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