Supreme Court of India
Kunju @ Balachandran v. State of Tamil Nadu
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Evidence Act, 1872: s. 134 - Testimony of sole witness - Evidentiary value of, for recording conviction - Held: Conviction can be based on testimony of single witness c provided he is wholly reliable - It is not the quantity but quality that is relevant- Evidence has to be weighed and not counted - Test is whether evidence is cogent and trustworthy- On facts, conviction under s.302 /PC based on testimony of sole eyewitness upheld - Penal Code, 1860 - s.302, 341. --1 The prosecution case was that the marriage of PW~5 was arranged with the accused. Two days prior to the date of occurrence, the
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- 2013 Veer Singh & Ors. v. State of U.P.
- 2013 R. Shaji v. State of Kerala.
- 2013 Gulam Sarbar v. State of Bihar (now Jharkhand)
- 2013 Laxmibai (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Anr. v. Bhagwantbuva (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to
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