Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 29: Principal Sessions Judge Poonch Kishore Kumar has acquitted Mohd Rashid, son of Ahmed Din of Shahpur, who was facing trial in fake PRC and mark-sheet scam.
According to the police case, an information was received that Ghulam Hussain, son of Mohd Hussain, Mohd Rashid, son of Ahmed Din and Nazir Hussain, son of Ghulam Mohd, all residents of Shahpur were involved in the practice of managing forged qualification certificates, category certificates and PRC and inducing the illiterate youth of the area for getting Government employment on the basis of forged certificates.
On this, investigation was taken up and police came to the conclusion that the accused namely Mohd Rashied was involved in the commission of offence under Sections 468/470 RPC.
After hearing both the sides, Principal Sessions Judge observed, “in the present case, looking to the evidence on record, Court is of the view that prosecution has failed to prove the guilt of accused by cogent and clear evidence and no conviction can be handed out merely on suspicion”.
“It is a settled law that mere suspicion, however, strong or probable it may be is no effective substitute for the legal proof required to substantiate the charge of commission of a crime and grave the charge is greater should be the standard of proof required”, the court said.
With these observations, Court acquitted the accused.
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