SABIR HUSSAIN vs State Burden of proof — 2022 YLR 2487 HIGH-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 2487 HIGH-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: SABIR HUSSAIN vs State Burden of proof
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

SABIR HUSSAIN VS State Burden of proof---Scope---Onus to prove allegations is always upon the shoulders of prosecution in a manner to prove the case against accused without any shadow of doubt---Any doubt or loophole in the case is to be resolved in favour of the accused---Acquittal enhances this presumption in his favour qua pressing his innocence---Rationale of this principle of law is entrenched in Islamic Law of criminal dispensation of justice.

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