In a significant ruling that clarifies the distinction between different types of acquittals, the Chhattisgarh High Court has expunged the remark “benefit of doubt” from the 2017 acquittal order of a former Excise Constable, Manoj Kumar Tiwari. The Court held that his acquittal was, in fact, a “clean acquittal,” and the stigmatizing remark was unjustified…
Justice R.S. Garg ruled that failure to prove safe custody and sealing of seized ganja, coupled with non-examination of key witnesses, rendered the prosecution’s case unreliable and the conviction unsustainable. In a judgment reinforcing the strict evidentiary standards required under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), the Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted…
Justice R.S. Garg ruled that failure to prove safe custody and sealing of seized ganja, coupled with non-examination of key witnesses, rendered the prosecution’s case unreliable and the conviction unsustainable. In a judgment reinforcing the strict evidentiary standards required under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), the Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted…