Better to err in acquittal than in conviction: Supreme Court

• Rules abscondence alone cannot be treated as proof of guilt ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court acquitted a murder convict who had been sentenced to life imprisonment, while citing the well-recognised principle that it is better to err in acquittal than in conviction. “This principle is also deeply rooted in Islamic jurisprudence, which more than fourteen centuries ago laid down the salutary maxim that it is better to acquit ten guilty persons than to convict one innocent individual,” observed J...

By [email protected] (Nasir Iqbal)