https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461636 Conviction based on the testimony of a sole eyewitness was not sustainable where the witness was closely related to the deceased, his conduct after the was unnatural, and he delayed coming forward until the next morning. A delay of about 15 hours in lodging the first information report further weakened the prosecution case and created doubt about his veracity. Although a conviction may rest on a solitary witness if the evidence is wholly reliable, the Court found this testimony clouded with suspicion and not wholly believable. The accused were therefore entitled to acquittal. en-us Wed, 14 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:30:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461636 Conviction based on the testimony of a sole eyewitness was not sustainable where the witness was closely related to the deceased, his conduct after the was unnatural, and he delayed coming forward until the next morning. A delay of about 15 hours in lodging the first information report further weakened the prosecution case and created doubt about his veracity. Although a conviction may rest on a solitary witness if the evidence is wholly reliable, the Court found this testimony clouded with suspicion and not wholly believable. The accused were therefore entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 14 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461636