https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297022 A prosecution for harbouring an offender was treated as premature where the penal charge depended on proving that the harboured person was in fact an offender. The court held that, until the alleged offender's guilt is judicially determined, the harbouring accused may rely on the presumption of innocence and the connected prosecution should ordinarily be held in abeyance. The trial was therefore stayed until disposal of the case against the alleged offender, granting interim protection to the person accused of harbouring. en-us Mon, 06 Nov 1950 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Aug 2021 10:27:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297022 A prosecution for harbouring an offender was treated as premature where the penal charge depended on proving that the harboured person was in fact an offender. The court held that, until the alleged offender's guilt is judicially determined, the harbouring accused may rely on the presumption of innocence and the connected prosecution should ordinarily be held in abeyance. The trial was therefore stayed until disposal of the case against the alleged offender, granting interim protection to the person accused of harbouring. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Nov 1950 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297022