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Case information
| Court | Supreme Court of Bangladesh — High Court Division |
|---|---|
| Case reference | Criminal Appeal(H) 12331/2019 |
| Case-reference year | 2019 |
| Case type | Criminal Appeal(H) |
| Court website upload date | 15-MAR-26 |
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Official index description (excerpt)
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Suspicion, however strong, is no substitute for proof, and in criminal law the prosecution is to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt. The purpose of cross-examination is to assist the Court in bringing the truth to light by discovering or clarifying matters with which witnesses may wish to conceal or confuse for motives of partisanship. one witness was examined-in-chief, and her examination was adjourned after a few sentences were recorded in cross-examination. the probative value of the evidence might be very small and might even be disregarded. the confession of a co-accused cannot be used against the other co-accused, and the confession of a co-accused can be used against another co-accused if the said confession stands corroborated by other corroborative evidence. the confession of the co-accused, Shafiul Bashor Rakib, cannot be the sole basis for the conviction of the accused appellant, as the facts and circumstances of the instant case are not corroborated by other evidence. If a material witness who would unroll the genesis of incident is not convincingly
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