Prohibition Of Double Jeopardy A Case Study

The rule against double jeopardy is an age old protection for an accused person not to berntried and punished again for an offence once he has been finally convicted or acquitted. Thernstraightforward application of the rule is imperative to prevent the continuous litigations andrnkeep the accused to lead undisturbed life after his final verdict of acquittal or conviction.rnHowever, the public wants the outcome of the previous trial would be correct one. Sometimes,rnan accused person might be acquitted for insufficient evidences but, afterwards new evidencesrncome into view which strongly points to the guilt of the formerly acquitted person. Then, thernindividual right of not to be retried and the need for accurate justice will clash. This paperrntherefore finds the middle way for the competing needs of accurate justice and the solidrnapplication of the rule against double jeopardy

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