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State vs . Aklu & Robin @ Bengali on 1 April, 2019 cites

Nallapati Sivaiah vs Sub-Divisional Officer, Guntur, A.P on 26 September, 2007

38. The onus and duty to prove the case against the accused is upon the prosecution and the prosecution must establish the charge beyond reasonable doubt. It is also a cardinal principle of criminal jurisprudence that if there is a reasonable doubt with regard to the guilt of the accused the accused is entitled to benefit of doubt resulting in acquittal of the accused. Reference may also be made to the judgment titled as Nallapati Sivaiah v. Sub Divisional Officer, Guntur reported as VIII(2007) SLT 454(SC).
Supreme Court of India Cites 19 - Cited by 928 - B S Reddy - Full Document

Anoop Kumar Joshi vs The State Of Delhi on 12 January, 2017

26. It is repeatedly laid down by this court that in such cases it should be shown by the police that sincere efforts have been made to join independent witnesses. In the present case, it is evident that no such sincere efforts have been made, particularly when we find that place was residential area and one or two persons from the locality could have been persuaded to join the raiding party to witness the recovery being made from the appellant. In case any of the public persons had declined to join the raiding party, the police could have later on taken legal action against such persons because they could not have escaped the rigours of law while declining to perform their legal duty to assist the police in investigation as a citizen, which is an offence under the IPC".
Delhi High Court Cites 6 - Cited by 2089 - P S Teji - Full Document
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