Criminal Trial- Evidence Of A Solitary Witness Will Call For Heightened Scrutiny: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the evidence of a solitary witness in a criminal case requires heightened scrutiny.The bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Navin Sinha observed as follows while considering an appeal [Jagdish vs. State of Haryana] against conviction recorded by the High Court: "Can the evidence of a solitary doubtful eye witness be sufficient for conviction?...