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The bar of double jeopardy will not apply if the person was discharged due to a lack of evidence.
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The bar of double jeopardy will not apply if the person was discharged due to a lack of evidence.

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SC has held that the bar of double jeopardy will not apply if the person was discharged due to a lack of evidence.

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  The principle of Double Jeopardy:

 Double Jeopardy is a legal term and it means that a person cannot be punished for the same offense more than once.

Both Article 20(2) of the Constitution of India and Section 300 of the Criminal Procedure Code say that no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offense more than once.

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Double Jeopardy - second FIR - counter case - subsequent complaint
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2023-10-30 05:16:54
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