Chhawla rape and homicide case: Victim’s father seeks overview of verdict acquitting convicts
3 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: Father of the sufferer in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape and homicide case has approached SC in search of overview of its verdict of acquitting three demise row convicts.
The convicts have been acquitted by a bench of former CJI UU Lalit, Justices SR Bhat and Bela M Trivedi on November 7 on the bottom that the prosecution didn’t show costs. The court docket had noticed that the prosecution has to carry residence the costs levelled towards them past cheap doubt, which the prosecution had failed to take action.
“It may be true that if the accused involved in the heinous crime go unpunished or are acquitted, a kind of agony and frustration may be caused to the society in general and to the family of the victim in particular, however, the law does not permit the Courts to punish the accused on the basis of moral conviction or on suspicion alone,” the SC had stated.
Seeking overview, the plea argued that the highest court docket had ignored testimonies of fabric witnesses and didn’t recognize that there was no hole left within the chain of proof which pointed in the direction of the guilt of the accused.
“There is an error apparent on the face of record as the SC has erred in not appreciating the testimonies of material witnesses which only direct towards the guilt of the accused persons and are incompatible with their innocence,” the plea had acknowledged.
The plea additionally stated, “The id of the accused individuals and their involvement within the heinous crime dedicated towards the deceased sufferer has been duly proved past cheap doubt”.
Parents additionally contended that the court docket erred in observing that there’s doubt within the prosecution’s story.
NEW DELHI: Father of the sufferer in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape and homicide case has approached SC in search of overview of its verdict of acquitting three demise row convicts.
The convicts have been acquitted by a bench of former CJI UU Lalit, Justices SR Bhat and Bela M Trivedi on November 7 on the bottom that the prosecution didn’t show costs. The court docket had noticed that the prosecution has to carry residence the costs levelled towards them past cheap doubt, which the prosecution had failed to take action.
“It may be true that if the accused involved in the heinous crime go unpunished or are acquitted, a kind of agony and frustration may be caused to the society in general and to the family of the victim in particular, however, the law does not permit the Courts to punish the accused on the basis of moral conviction or on suspicion alone,” the SC had stated.
Seeking overview, the plea argued that the highest court docket had ignored testimonies of fabric witnesses and didn’t recognize that there was no hole left within the chain of proof which pointed in the direction of the guilt of the accused.
“There is an error apparent on the face of record as the SC has erred in not appreciating the testimonies of material witnesses which only direct towards the guilt of the accused persons and are incompatible with their innocence,” the plea had acknowledged.
The plea additionally stated, “The id of the accused individuals and their involvement within the heinous crime dedicated towards the deceased sufferer has been duly proved past cheap doubt”.
Parents additionally contended that the court docket erred in observing that there’s doubt within the prosecution’s story.
