Safeguards to an Accused Person

Abstract

Prosecution has to prove the case against accused beyond reasonable doubt. Acording to the rule of evidece burden of proof is on the person who desires any court to give judgment as to any right or liability. Thus unless a person held guilty beyond doubt he should be treated as innocent, and he should not be confind behind the bars. But on the other hand there is a crime committed against the society, as crime is considered to be committed not only against victim rather agaist the society at large, and to find out the real culprit alleged or suspected has to be arrested. So we have now a situation individual rights versus social rights. So as a via-media legislation gives power to arrest the accused, but also provides some safeguards to the accused.