VIGILANCE MANUAL VOLUME III - AP Online

980 DECISION - 551
documents which were gathered prior to or subsequent to
investigation. In such cases, there cannot be any prejudice to the
accused. The Supreme Court held that the impugned order passed
by the special court cannot be sustained, and allowed the application
filed by the appellant for production of additional documents.
(551)
(A) Judge — approach of
(B) Guilty — let no one who is guilty, escape
A Judge does not preside over a criminal trial merely
to see that no innocent man is punished. A Judge
also presides to see that a guilty man does not
escape. Miscarriage of justice arises from the
acquittal of the guilty no less than from the conviction
of the innocent.
(C) Proof — benefit of doubt
A reasonable doubt is not an imaginary, trivial or
merely possible doubt, but a fair doubt based on
reason and common sense. Proof beyond
reasonable doubt is a guideline and not a fetish.
Vague hunches cannot take the place of judicial
evaluation.
(D) Evidence — statement, false in part - appreciation of
(E) Witnesses — statement, false in part - appreciation of
The maxim “falsus in uno falsus in omnibus” (false
in one thing, false in everything) is untenable. It
has no application in India.
Gangadhar Behera vs. State of Orissa,
2002(7) Supreme 276