Supreme Court of India

Kali Ram v. State of Himachal Pradesh

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Reported as [1974] 1 S.C.R. 722

Bench H. R. Khanna, A. Alagiriswami and R. S. Sahaiua JJ.

Decided 24 September 1973

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From the headnote

Criminal trial-Burden of proof-Benefit of doubt-Principles governing. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)-8 . 162-Scope of. One of the cardinal principles which has always to be kept in view in our system of administration of justice for criminal cases is that a person arraign ed as an accused is presumed to be innocent unless that presumption is re butted by the prosecution by production of evidence as may show him to be guilty of the offence with which he is charged. The burden of proving the gvilt of the accused is upon the prosecution and unless it relieves itself of that

Where later benches applied it

2025 Nazim & Ors. v. The State of Uttarakhand relied on
2021 The State of Odisha v. Banabihari Mohapatra and Anr. relied on
2019 Basalingappa v. Mudibasappa relied on
2019 Digamber Vaishnav & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh Criminal Appeal Nos. 428-430 of 2019 March 05, 2019 relied on
2015 Rajiv Singh v. State of Bihar & Another relied on
2013 Raj Kumar Singh @ Raju @ Batya v. State of Rajasthan relied on
2012 Nagesh v. State of Karnataka relied on
2025 Renuka Prasad v. The State Represented by Assistant Superintendent of Police referred to
2025 Sanjay v. State of Uttar Pradesh referred to
2023 Ravi Mandal v. State of Uttarakhand referred to
2023 Pradeep Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh referred to
2016 Harbeer Singh v. Sheeshpal & Ors. referred to
2015 Nanjappa v. State of Karnataka referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 6 referred to

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