ALIBI- Defense/Escape? Essentials of plea of alibi ? How can one raise the said plea? What is the correct time to raise the plea ? Onus of proving the plea lies to whom ? What if a person succeeded in proving the plea ? Taking false Plea of alibi is a good defense to escape from criminal trial or lead to serious consequences? You all might have come across with all these questions, So, let's get into some basics of it. I. Introduction T he word Alibi’ is a Latin term which means ‘elsewhere’. Plea of alibi is not an exception provided under IPC or any other law rather it is a rule of evidence recognized under section 11 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (hereinafter referred as IEA),However, said rule is in conflict with Relevancy of facts/ facts in issue. The purpose of introducing plea of alibi was to make sure that an innocent person should not be convicted, and he should be given the right to raise his defense ; where he could explain that at
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