Murder--Conviction on the testimony of a single
witnesS--Propriety--Capital sentence, if appropriate-
Extenuating circumstance- Indian Evidence Act (1 of 1872), s.
134.
HEADNOTE ... upon
such testimony. The law reports contain many precedents
where the court had to depend and act upon the testimony of
a single witness
general rule, a court can and may
act on the testimony of a single witness
though uncorroborated. One credible
witness outweighs the testimony ... upon such testimony. The law
reports contain many precedents where the
court had to depend and act upon the
testimony of a single witness
still prohibit convictions for certain categories of offences on
the testimony of a single witness. This-difference was noticed by the Privy
Council in Mahamed ... upon such
testimony. The law reports contain many precedents where the court had to
depend and act upon the testimony of a 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 ... upon such testimony. The law reports contain many precedents where the court
had to depend and act upon the testimony of a single witness
general rule, a court can and may act
on the testimony of a single witness though
uncorroborated. One credible witness
outweighs the testimony ... upon
such testimony. The law reports contain many
precedents where the court had to depend and
act upon the testimony of a single witness
Gurdeep Singh vs The State Of Punjab on 11 August, 2025
Author: Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha
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 ... upon such
testimony. The law reports contain many precedents where the court had
to depend and act upon the testimony of a single witness
proof of a given fact. However, faced
with the testimony of a single witness, the Court may classify the oral
testimony into three categories, namely ... corroboration in material particulars by reliable testimony,
direct or circumstantial, before acting upon testimony of a single
witness. {See - Vadivelu Thevan etc. v. State
Ajit Singh is concerned, the testimony is
of a single witness, Jaswant Kaur. It is difficult to rely
on the evidence of Shiv Kaur ... identify Ajit
Singh. It is unsafe to rely on the single testimony of
Jaswant Kaur. Therefore, he was given benefit of doubt.
For the remaining
lodging the FIR.
Her evidence has not been corroborated by a
single prosecution witness even."
On the medical evidence, the trial court observes thus ... incident, non-examination of Hand-Writing
Expert, belated FIR and single testimony of the mother of the deceased
on the allegation of cruelty. The High
