Section 106 of Evidence Act played key role in Rampal´s conviction
(WorldNews India)

HISAR: Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, which defines the burden of proving a fact, played a key role in the conviction of controversial preacher Rampal and his followers in two murder cases. According to this section, the burden was on the accused to prove how and in what circumstances five innocent women and one child died inside Satlok Ashram in Barwala in Hisar district. Though the defence tried to put the blame on police officials and the administration, the judge observed that the statements of defence witnesses couldn´t be relied upon for various reasons. Convicting Rampal and his followers, Hisar additional...