New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Tis Hazari Court has recently acquitted an accused of assaulting an on-duty policeman, giving him the benefit of doubt. The court termed the testimony of the complainant and the fact that the torn uniform of the complainant was not seized by the Investigation Officer (IO). This case pertains to an FIR registered in the Rajouri Garden police station in 2017.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Shashank Nandan Bhatt acquitted the accused Mandeep Singh, pointing out serious doubts about the version narrated by the complainant, ASI Satish Kumar.

While acquitting the accused Mandeep Singh, the court noted that the accused and complainant were not known to each other, but the TIP (identification) was not conducted.

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