The accused has been charged for murdering his wife and then cremating the corpse in a hair-raising way. The crime was committed in their family home and as sole witness, his wife had young daughter. The Supreme Court held that although there was delay in recording statement of such witness, The Court itself is stressed that under the Indian Evidence Act, section 118, if a child witness can both understand terms of questions and give rational responses thereto, then they are competent. The Supreme Court decided that not only is the child witness competent under section 118 of evidence act inawna but also if his testimony is credible& The Supreme Court also explained the criteria for recording and evaluating a child witness's testimony in judicial.Literature, professional In the end, the Supreme Court granted the State's application, repudiated High Court and convicted defendant based on testimony of child witness as well as other circumstantial evidence.