Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in 1986 Assault Case Due to Delayed FIR: State of Punjab vs. Mohinder Singh (26 June 2008)
Was a four-day delay in filing a First Information Report (FIR) fatal to the prosecution’s case? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in an appeal concerning an assault that occurred in 1986. The Court upheld the acquittal of the accused, emphasizing the lack of satisfactory explanation for the delay in registering the FIR. […]