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SC: Silence of the Victim Cannot Accrue to the Benefit of the Accused - (21 Mar 2025)

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SC has observed that the silence of the victim cannot accrue to the benefit of the accused. There is no hard and fast rule that in the absence of a statement a conviction cannot stand, particularly when other evidence, medical and circumstantial, is available pointing to such a conclusion.

Tags : SUPREME COURT   CONVICTION   ACCUSED  

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