corroboration in material particulars by
reliable testimony, direct or circumstantial, before acting upon testimony of
a single witness." In this case, on careful analysis ... circumstances of each
case to determine whether corroboration to the testimony of single
witness is necessary or not. In our opinion, the Trial Court, which
corroboration in material particulars by
reliable testimony, direct or circumstantial, before acting upon testimony of
a single witness." In this case, on careful analysis ... circumstances of each
case to determine whether corroboration to the testimony of single
witness is necessary or not. In our opinion, the Trial Court, which
corroboration in material particulars by
reliable testimony, direct or circumstantial, before acting upon testimony of
a single witness." In this case, on careful analysis ... circumstances of each
case to determine whether corroboration to the testimony of single
witness is necessary or not. In our opinion, the Trial Court, which
corroboration in material particulars by
reliable testimony, direct or circumstantial, before acting upon testimony of
a single witness." In this case, on careful analysis ... circumstances of each
case to determine whether corroboration to the testimony of single
witness is necessary or not. In our opinion, the Trial Court, which
corroboration in material particulars by
reliable testimony, direct or circumstantial, before acting upon testimony of
a single witness." In this case, on careful analysis ... circumstances of each
case to determine whether corroboration to the testimony of single
witness is necessary or not. In our opinion, the Trial Court, which
corroboration in material particulars by
reliable testimony, direct or circumstantial, before acting upon testimony of
a single witness." In this case, on careful analysis ... circumstances of each
case to determine whether corroboration to the testimony of single
witness is necessary or not. In our opinion, the Trial Court, which
general rule, a Court can and may act on the
testimony of a single witness though uncorroborated
provided the testimony, of that single witness ... forbidding convictions on the
testimony of a single witness. The Indian Legislature has not
insisted on laying down any such exceptions to the general rule
Edition, at pages 1100 and 1101, forbidding
convictions on the testimony of a single witness. The Indian
Legislature has not insisted on laying down ... upon
such testimony. The law reports contain many precedents
where the court had to depend and act upon the testimony of a
single witness
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even in the absence of corroboration if testimony of such
single eyewitness inspires confidence then conviction
can be based solely upon ... evidence of a
single eye witness it may be enough to sustain the
conviction given sterling testimony of a competent,
honest man, although
contrary, according to us, the testimony of P.W.6 to be termed as
starling testimony.
12. At this juncture, we would like to make ... evidence of a single eye-witness it may be enough
to sustain the conviction given sterling testimony of
a competent, honest man, although
