https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299250 A murder conviction may rest on the sole testimony of a single eyewitness if that evidence is wholly reliable; Section 134 of the Indian Evidence Act does not require a fixed number of witnesses or general corroboration. Corroboration is needed only where the law so requires or where prudence demands caution, such as with evidence from child, accomplice, or comparable witnesses. The decision also notes that sentence depends on the circumstances of the offence and mitigating factors, and deliberate brutal murder with no mitigation does not justify interference with punishment. en-us Fri, 12 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 12:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299250 A murder conviction may rest on the sole testimony of a single eyewitness if that evidence is wholly reliable; Section 134 of the Indian Evidence Act does not require a fixed number of witnesses or general corroboration. Corroboration is needed only where the law so requires or where prudence demands caution, such as with evidence from child, accomplice, or comparable witnesses. The decision also notes that sentence depends on the circumstances of the offence and mitigating factors, and deliberate brutal murder with no mitigation does not justify interference with punishment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Apr 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299250