A Monosyllabic “YES” Uttered by an Accused Cannot be Equated to Pleading Guilty: Kerala HC

On June 8, a Single Judge Bench of the Kerala High Court, Justice V G Arun while allowing a criminal revision petition, ruled that monosyllabic answer ‘yes’ in the questionnaire prepared at the stage of framing of charges cannot be termed as a plea of guilty, due to which the Court convicted him. The Court

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