The Attestation must be animus testandi i.e. intention of making a will. The words used in this section are that the two witness shall attest and each of the witness shall sign the will. Attesting is more than a mere signing of the will. It means signing a document for a particular purpose, the purpose being to testify to the signature of the executant. If a person puts his signature stating that he read and explained the will before the execution, he is not the attesting witness. Therefore, an attesting witness signing as such, before the executant putting his thumb mark on the will, cannot be said to be valid attestation.