Two Accused Acquitted in Judicial File Theft Case, Strong Suspicion Cannot Substitute Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the conviction of Satnam Singh and Balwinder Singh in a case involving the disappearance of a judicial file from the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gurdaspur. The judgment was delivered by Justice Mandeep Pannu on August 26, 2026. The High Court allowed both revision petitions after finding that the prosecution had not proved their involvement beyond reasonable doubt. The Missing…
