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2 Part 1 Indian J. Integrated Rsch. L. 1 (2022)
Alibi as One of the Best Forms of Evidence to Prove the Innocence of the Accused

handle is hein.journals/injloitd2 and id is 2232 raw text is: Indian Journal of Integrated Research in Law ALIBI AS ONE OF THE BEST FORMS OF EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE INNOCENCE OF THE ACCUSED Deepti Josephine Arul & Arun Kumar N.R., B.B.A.LL. B(Hons.), School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University ABSTRACT When a person is accused of committing a crime, he can take the plea of alibi to show his absence in the crime scene and prove his innocence. Alibi is stronger when it is produced in the initial stages itself which does not give any room for doubts. Alibi is to be proved by witnesses or other accurate records if there is no standard evidence available to prove the alibi then it won't be considered, and this won't reduce the burden of the prosecution. Failure to prove alibi won't make the accused guilty of the crime it can't bt the sole reason for conviction. The failure to prove or fabrication does have an adverse effect on the accused the court now becomes sceptical about the accused in the view that he is trying to create evidence because of the consciousness of guilty that he committed the crime, and this could be proved in the court before which he is trying to prove himself innocent so that he would not be convicted. The court takes this point into consideration it becomes a black mark if there is any other evidence that can corroborate and make this intention of the accused stronger then the accused cannot escape from the crime that he is committed provided there is no benefit of doubt left. The prosecution nevertheless must prove the accused guilty beyond reasonable doubt because the burden of proof lies on the prosecution. Alibi is the best evidence to show that the person accused had not participated in the crime because in the first place he was not there in that place instead he was somewhere else, if only he was in the crime scene he could be suspected if not there is no possibility for him to have committed the offence by establishing this fact the alleged accused can be acquitted. Page: 1 Volume II Issue II ISSN: 2583-0538

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