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In a judgment passed yesterday, the Supreme Court has highlighted that the burden of proof cast on the prosecution in a criminal case cannot be hinged on whether the accused has adopted a strong defence. As noted in the judgment passed by the Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Navin Sinha,