https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78777 An appeal against acquittal could not be examined on merits where the trial court record had been weeded out, repeated efforts to reconstruct it failed, and no case papers were traceable. In these circumstances, the appellate court could not meaningfully review the evidence or findings below. A retrial was also refused because more than 30 years had elapsed, making further proceedings impracticable and unfair. The acquittal was therefore left undisturbed. en-us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78777 An appeal against acquittal could not be examined on merits where the trial court record had been weeded out, repeated efforts to reconstruct it failed, and no case papers were traceable. In these circumstances, the appellate court could not meaningfully review the evidence or findings below. A retrial was also refused because more than 30 years had elapsed, making further proceedings impracticable and unfair. The acquittal was therefore left undisturbed. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=78777