(98) ROOPWANTI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS [SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] 24-02-2023
Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Sections 148, 149, 323, 324, 307, 302 and 506 - Murder - Appeal against acquittal - In cases where a reversal of acquittal is sought, the courts must keep in mind that the presumption of innocence in favour of the accused, on grounds of it surviving the rigours of a full trial, is strengthened and stands fortified - Prosecution then, while still working under the same burden of proof, is required to discharge a more onerous responsibility to annul and reverse the fortifi
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