In Brief
Yogarani, a travel agent employee, was convicted of fraudulently facilitating an illegal second passport for a customer already holding a passport. The Supreme Court acquitted her, holding that the prosecution failed to prove she knew the customer already possessed a passport—a critical element of the offence. Although co-accused government officials were acquitted of the core allegation (illegally removing the passport from safe custody), she alone was convicted, violating the principle of parity in criminal law. The Court found the handwriting expert evidence uncorroborated and insufficient. The appeal was allowed and her conviction set aside.
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