Section 61, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACTS, 1965

Whenever it appears to any Court that any person dangerously ill or hurt, and not likely to recover, is able andwilling to give material information relating to any offence, and it shall not be practicable to take the depositions of the person so ill or hurt . in accordance with the provisions of Part III in relation to preliminary investigation, the Court may take in writing the statement on oath or affirmation of such person, and shall subscribe the same, and certify that it contains accurately the whole of the statement made by such person, and shall add a statement of the reason for taking the same, and of the date and place when and where the same was taken, and shall preserve such statement and file it for record. Notices to be given in certain cases. Form 13 in Schedule II.