testimony
of a single witness, even uncorroborated by other evidence,
if absolutely reliable is valid Constitution of India Art.
136-Rule of Practice interference ... come
to an unhesitating conclusion that the sole single witness
is absolutely reliable. [710G, H, 711H, 712A]
(ii) In the instant case, the High Court
However, P.W. 1 cannot be said to be an absolutely
reliable witness and both the trial Court and the High Court
proceeded ... purpose of accepting
his testimony. If the witness himself is not absolutely
reliable, his repeating name of the accused to several
persons, after the occurrence
clarifications; Wherefore, the said deposition of the
P.W.7 is absolutely reliable and believable, without
ignoring and overriding the same.
21. Further
Dealing with reliability of the sterilization procedures
performed and commonly employed by the gynaecologists, the
text book states (at p.621):-
Reliability
The only sterilization ... satisfactory and reliable are:
resection or destruction of a portion of both
fallopian tubes; and hysterectomy. No
method, however, is absolutely reliable and
pregnancy
prosecution regarding identity
of an accused cannot be held absolutely reliable and in such a case the
accused is entitled to the benefit of doubt
Quamarul Islam vs S.K. Kanta And Ors on 21 January, 1994
Equivalent citations: AIR
witness is
not a witness who could be termed as an absolutely reliable
witness on whose sole evidence a conviction could be based
without acceptable
prosecutrix found the evidence of PW-5 to be
absolutely reliable. The medical evidence itself being a part of the evidence
is required
witness to the
first two murders, though a child, was absolutely reliable. The
Court also found that the testimonies of PW 4 Bhimrao
absolutely no need of any corroboration to his version by any independent material particulars but Courts should consider that the witness is absolutely reliable ... only eye witness Madhav (P.W. 6) is not at all absolutely reliable eye witness of the incident because of his highly abnormal conduct
