Alauddin @ Shakeel vs State on 20 January, 2026
In Veerandra v.
State of M.P., 2022 KHC 6548: (2022) 8 SCC 668, it has been
held that there can be no doubt with respect to the position that a
fair investigation is necessary for a fair trial. Hence, it is the duty
of the investigating agency to protect the rights of both the accused
and the victim by adhering to the prescribed procedures in the
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matter of investigation and thereby to ensure a fair, competent and
effective investigation. Even while holding so, the court cannot be
oblivious of the well - nigh settled position that solely on account
of defects or shortcomings in investigation, an accused is not
entitled to get acquitted. In other words, it also cannot be the sole
reason for interference with a judgment of conviction if rest of the
evidence are cogent enough to sustain the same.