diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index a7d80c2e96c23..ebe4a1e1c15e6 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -760,3 +760,4 @@ config_summary_message()
 if(${ARROW_BUILD_CONFIG_SUMMARY_JSON})
   config_summary_json()
 endif()
+
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_json.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_json.cc
index 1d545c3969f6a..4ea18137cf5a8 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_json.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/dataset/file_json.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "arrow/dataset/file_json.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -108,16 +109,43 @@ class JsonFragmentScanner : public FragmentScanner {
     parse_options.unexpected_field_behavior = json::UnexpectedFieldBehavior::Ignore;
 
     int64_t block_size = format_options.read_options.block_size;
+    if (block_size <= 0) {
+      return Status::Invalid("Block size must be positive");
+    }
+
     auto num_batches =
         static_cast<int>(bit_util::CeilDiv(inspected.num_bytes, block_size));
+    if (num_batches < 0) {
+      return Status::Invalid("Number of batches calculation overflowed");
+    }
 
-    auto future = json::StreamingReader::MakeAsync(
-        inspected.stream, format_options.read_options, parse_options,
-        io::default_io_context(), cpu_executor);
-    return future.Then([num_batches, block_size](const ReaderPtr& reader)
-                           -> Result<std::shared_ptr<FragmentScanner>> {
-      return std::make_shared<JsonFragmentScanner>(reader, num_batches, block_size);
-    });
+
+    auto future = json::(
+    inspected.stream, format_options.read_options, parse_options,
+    io::default_io_context(), cpu_executor);
+
+// ✅ Fix: Handle Single-Line JSON Case
+return future.Then([num_batches, block_size](const ReaderPtr& reader)
+                       -> Result<std::shared_ptr<FragmentScanner>> {
+  if (!reader) {
+    return Status::Invalid("Failed to create JSON Streaming Reader.");
+  }
+
+  // Check if the input stream has only one JSON object and no newline
+
+  auto stream_data = inspected.stream->Read();
+  if (stream_data.ok()) {
+    std::string json_content = stream_data->ToString();
+    if (!json_content.empty() && json_content.back() != '\n') {
+      json_content += '\n';  // Append a newline to fix the issue
+    }
+    
+    // Create a new InputStream with fixed content
+    inspected.stream = std::make_shared<io::BufferReader>(Buffer::FromString(json_content));
+  }
+
+  return std::make_shared<JsonFragmentScanner>(reader, num_batches, block_size);
+ // Check if the input stream has only one JSON object and no newline
   }
 
  private:
@@ -298,8 +326,25 @@ Result<Future<ReaderPtr>> DoOpenReader(
               json::UnexpectedFieldBehavior::Ignore;
         }
         return json::StreamingReader::MakeAsync(
-            std::move(state->stream), state->read_options, state->parse_options);
-      });
+    std::move(state->stream), state->read_options, state->parse_options)
+    .Then([](const ReaderPtr& reader) -> Result<ReaderPtr> {
+        auto stream_data = reader->stream->Read();
+        if (!stream_data.ok()) {
+            return Status::IOError("Failed to read from input stream");
+        }
+
+        std::string json_content = stream_data->ToString();
+        if (!json_content.empty() && json_content.back() != '\n') {
+            json_content += '\n';  // Append a newline to fix the issue
+        }
+
+        // Create a new InputStream with fixed content
+        reader->stream = std::make_shared<io::BufferReader>(Buffer::FromString(json_content));
+
+        return reader;
+    }, [path = source.path()](const Status& error) -> Result<ReaderPtr> {
+        return error.WithMessage("Could not open JSON input source '", path, "': ", error);
+    });
   ARROW_ASSIGN_OR_RAISE(auto future, maybe_future);
   return future.Then([](const ReaderPtr& reader) -> Result<ReaderPtr> { return reader; },
                      [path = source.path()](const Status& error) -> Result<ReaderPtr> {