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SC: Benefit of Doubt to be Given to Accused on Failure to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt(08.01.2024)

Supreme Court has held that where evidence indicates that prosecution has failed to prove guilt of accused beyond reasonable doubt and that a view dif.....

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Cal. HC: Maint. Provisions in CrPC are Welfare Provisions, Not to be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt(02.02.2024)

Calcutta High Court has recently held that the provisions for maintenance under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) are welfare legislati.....

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SC: Judgment Allowing Circumstantial Evidence Doesn’t Dilute Need of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt(21.03.2023)

Supreme Court has observed that the Constitution Bench judgment that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary for a convictio.....

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Gauhati HC: Proof Beyond All Reasonable Doubt Not Needed in Foreigners Tribunal(02.03.2020)

Gauhati High Court has observed that proof beyond all reasonable doubt is not needed in Foreigners Tribunal for establishing citizenship, while allowi.....

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Tripura HC: Prosecution Must Prove Last Seen Theory Beyond All Reasonable Doubt(25.07.2022)

Tripura High Court has held that it is the prosecution which has to prove the last seen theory, together with the other connecting circumstances, to s.....

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Ker HC: Challenge to Genuineness of Will on Grounds of Fraud Require High Degree of Evidence(09.01.2024)

Kerala High Court while observing that allegation of fraud, undue influence, etc must not be set forth vaguely, has held that to dispute the genuinene.....

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SC: Disclosure Statements can’t establish Charges Beyond Reasonable Doubt on its Own(14.08.2023)

Supreme Court has held that although disclosure statements hold significance as a contributing factor in unriddling a case, they are not so strong a p.....

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