Official Duty Record Of Absence Cannot Be Ignored As Ordinary Alibi: Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Death Proceedings Against BSF Jawan

The Supreme Court of India has held that an official service record issued by an Armed Force establishing an accused’s absence from the place of occurrence cannot be treated as an ordinary, disputed plea of alibi requiring a full trial. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih set aside an order [...]