This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
[{'content': 'You have been directed by a class - I judicial magistrate to provide "Compos mentis". "Compos mentis" is associated with which of the following? \nSelect and explain. \nA. Exhumation of a buried body, B. Dowry death, C. Dying declaration, D. Death in police custody', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: C \nExplanation: A judicial magistrate is the optimal person to record a dying declaration, but before recording the statement the doctor should ceify that the person is conscious and his mental faculties are normal. This is called "compos mentis". Also know S.32 IEA deals with dying declaration Ref: Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Narayan Reddy, Edition 21, Page - 9.', 'role': 'assistant'}]