Police Dog's Testify Cannot be In Court, Its Handler's Evidence Is Mere Hearsay And Requires Corroboration: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has recently upheld a two-decade-old acquittal in a rape and murder case of a minor girl, which occurred in 2003. In the case titled State of Odisha VERSUS PKD & Anr., the Division Bench consisting of Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray and Justice Chittaranjan Dash dismissed the appeal filed by the State, challenging the acquittal of two individuals who had been accused of committing the heinous crime.…