This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Indian Legal system, Legal sections & Cou procedures, Subject name: Forensic Medicine
Before dying declaration, the role of a doctor is: 
Select and explain. 
A. To assess compos mentis, B. To record statement even in presence of magistrate, C. Cross examines the person, D. Put person under oath before declaration
A: To assess compos mentis
Answer: A: To assess compos mentis 
Explanation: Dying declaration : written or oral statement of a person, who is dying as a result of some unlawful act, relating to the material facts of the cause of death or the circumstances surrounding it. The law does not provide who can record a dying declaration, nor is there any prescribed form, format or procedure for the same. The doctor should ceify that the person is conscious and his mental faculties are normal, i.e. he is in compos mentis.