Murder Conviction Upheld, Reliable Oral Dying Declaration Can Suffice Despite Hostile Witnesses: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment sentence of a Gujarat man in a murder case, ruling that a criminal conviction can be sustained even if several witnesses turn hostile during trial proceedings. The Court clarified that what matters in criminal law is the quality and reliability of evidence and not the number of witnesses examined by the prosecution. The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising…