‘Evidence unreliable’: SC acquits man who spent 22 years in jail in triple murder case
- The Lahore High Court acquitted Tanveer, who was convicted for his wife's murder, stating that Article 122 requires credible links to the crime before shifting the burden of proof to the accused.
- Tanveer claimed innocence by stating he was working elsewhere at the time of the murder and alleged false implication due to collusion; the court found weaknesses in the prosecution's case, including delayed FIR registration and contradictory eyewitness statements.
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LHC acquits man convicted of wife’s murder, clarifies Article 122 scope
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has acquitted a man who was sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly murdering his wife, ruling that Article 122 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order cannot be used against an accused unless the prosecution first establishes a credible connection between him and the offence.
<p style="text-align: justify;">Arjun Jani, accused in the 2004 brutal murder of three people in Hirli village of Nabarangpur police station area of Odisha, has now been acquitted after spending more than two decades in jail. Expressing deep concern over this miscarriage of justice, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court said that a person's liberty was taken away for 22 years without any concrete evidence. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"…
Collective failure: SC acquits Odisha man after 22 years for crime he didn't commit
The Supreme Court has acquitted Arjun Jani in the 2004 Hirli triple murder case after 22 years in prison. The Bench said his liberty was taken away without credible evidence and called it a collective failure of the criminal justice system.
Supreme Court acquits man in jail for 22 years for wrong conviction
After enduring twenty-two long years of wrongful imprisonment, a man was finally acquitted by the Supreme Court. The injustice stemmed from the trial court's flawed evidence analysis, compounded by the High Court's refusal to entertain his delayed appeal. The Supreme Court emphasized how marginalized communities often find access to justice frustratingly elusive, shedding light on the pressing issues within the judicial system that disproportion…
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