Weakness In The Defence Taken Cannot Become The Strength Of The Prosecution, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

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7 Aug 2019 10:03 AM IST

  • Weakness In The Defence Taken Cannot Become The Strength Of The Prosecution, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

    "An accused is not required to establish or prove his defence beyond all reasonable doubt, unlike the prosecution."

    Weakness in the defence taken cannot become the strength of the prosecution, remarked the Supreme Court while reiterating that the benefit of doubt must follow unless the prosecution is able to prove its case beyond all reasonable doubt.In Anand Ramachandra Chougule vs. Sidarai Laxman Chougala, the bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Navin Sinha upheld the acquittal of the...

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