Can the following statements be used for corroborating a witness:              (20 marks)
(i) A statement in F.I.R. lodged by the witness about the commission of an offence, based on personal observation.
(ii) A former statement of the witness before a Magistrate made during police investigation.
(iii) a statement recorded as dying declaration in a case where the deponent survives and is called as witness in Court.
(iv) A previous statement of an accomplice before a Magistrate after he has been granted pardon.

By: Abhipedia