https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=205864 In an appeal against acquittal, interference is warranted only if the trial court's view is illegal, perverse or wholly unreasonable, and the accused retains a double presumption of innocence. A retracted confession under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 may require corroboration on the facts. The trial court found gaps in the prosecution case, including no independent panch witnesses, contradictions in customs officers' testimony, and failure to examine the officer who first intercepted the respondent as the proper officer under Section 77. The view that guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt was held to be plausible, so leave to appeal was declined. en-us Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=205864 In an appeal against acquittal, interference is warranted only if the trial court's view is illegal, perverse or wholly unreasonable, and the accused retains a double presumption of innocence. A retracted confession under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 may require corroboration on the facts. The trial court found gaps in the prosecution case, including no independent panch witnesses, contradictions in customs officers' testimony, and failure to examine the officer who first intercepted the respondent as the proper officer under Section 77. The view that guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt was held to be plausible, so leave to appeal was declined. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=205864