ALIBI: Is It Important To The Practice Of Plea Of Alibi?

INVESTIGATION OF PLEA OF ALIBI:
In criminal trials the accused persons most of the times place reliance on the plea of alibi for their defence as they believe that such a plea would be easy to prove through simply creating an impression that the accused was not present at the place where the occurrence of crime took place. However, it does not mean that a plea of alibi, pleaded by an accused, is not subject to the confirmation of court by means of proper investigations. This is to say that a plea of alibi cannot be raised successfully unless the court is entirely satisfied, after investigations, regarding the truthfulness of such a plea. This is because of the fact that the sole purpose of criminal courts is to make sure that justice is done to all the parties involved in a criminal case. And practically speaking, this purpose of criminal courts is likely to be fulfilled only if the authenticity of …show more content…
He stated that the practice of plea of alibi is not limited only to the domestic criminal trials (in countries having a common law system) but it can also be observed in the International Criminal Law. This is because the international forums like; International Criminal Court (ICC) and other International Criminal Tribunals, which deal with the litigation of criminal matters, have the authority to entertain not only those criminal matters in which ‘states’ are involved but also those criminal issues in which the ‘individuals’ are suspected to be involved. And this is why the plea of alibi can also be raised by the individuals who are involved criminal proceedings under the International Criminal Law. In international criminal trials the individuals, through plea of alibi, can deny their physical existence at a particular place where the commission, planning or execution of a crime took