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From The New Indian Express

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Conviction ends presumption of innocence, suspension needs evidence scrutiny: SC

Conviction ends presumption of innocence, suspension needs evidence scrutiny: SC

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has reiterated that once an accused stands convicted, he can no longer claim presumption of innocence and courts must examine evidence prima facie before suspending sentence in heinous cases. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran observed that pendency…

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