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FIR No. 218/2012 State Vs. Vijay Kumar Page No. 24 of 45
22. In another case of Ram Bali vs. State of Uttar Pradesh reported in AIR 2004 SC 2329, the Apex Court took a view that acquitting an accused person solely because of faulty or defective investigation would amount to playing into the hands of Investigating Officer. The relevant paragraph of the said judgement is reproduced as under:
"In the case of a defective investigation the Court has to be circumspect in evaluating the evidence. But it would not be right in acquitting an accused person solely on account of the defect; to do so would tantamount to playing into the hands of the investigating officer if the investigation is designedly defective."