Keeping Pace with Legal Change
In a defamation case filed against him, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi has been ordered by a special court in Pune to make a formal response concerning new evidence provided in the case.
In this paper, the author will discuss the recent court order on Satyaki Savarkar vs. Rahul Gandhi is making an argument based on the inherent right against self-incrimination portrayed in the Article 20(3) of the Indian Constitution. It brings out the refusal of the court to force the accused to tender incriminating documents prior to trial, the onus of proof where it rests upon the complainant and the presumption of innocence.
