It was held that a dying-declaration made to a police officer is admissible in evidence, however, the practice of dying-declaration being recorded by Investigating Officer has been discouraged and this Court has urged the Investigating Officer availing the services of Magistrate for recording dying-declaration if it was possible to do so and the only exception is when the deceased was in such a precarious (uncertain) condition that there was no other alternative left except the statement being recorded by the Investigating Officer or the police officer later on relied on as dying-declaration.