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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.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Genuineness of Will, Reasonable Doubt

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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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.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Prevention of Corruption Act, Circumstantial Evidence, Reasonable Doubt

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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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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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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SC: Law Does Not Require that a Fact Requires to be Proved on Absolute Terms Bereft of all Doubts(02.06.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that law does not require that a fact requires to be proved on absolute terms bereft of all doubts. What law contemplates i.....

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SC Acquits Death Penalty Convict for Prosecution’s Failure to Prove Case beyond Reasonable Doubt(17.07.2025)

Supreme Court has acquitted a death penalty convict on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The Court sta.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Human Lives, Reasonable Doubt

SC: No Culprit Should Manage an Acquittal on the Basis of Unreasonable Doubts(02.09.2025)

SC has observed that every instance of acquittal of an actual culprit revolt against the sense of security of the society and acts as a blot on the cr.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Unreasonable Doubts, Criminal Justice System