https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247053 An acquittal was not interfered with where the prosecution failed to prove conscious possession of foreign-marked gold through reliable independent evidence. Material inconsistencies in the raiding officer's and panch witnesses' evidence, including the place of preparation of the seizure panchnama and the stage of their association, undermined the prosecution case. The trial court's view that the panch witnesses had not actually seen the box and its contents, and that the case depended mainly on an interested witness with doubtful corroboration, was held to be a plausible view on the record. In an appeal against acquittal, interference is unwarranted unless the findings are perverse or illegal. en-us Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247053 An acquittal was not interfered with where the prosecution failed to prove conscious possession of foreign-marked gold through reliable independent evidence. Material inconsistencies in the raiding officer's and panch witnesses' evidence, including the place of preparation of the seizure panchnama and the stage of their association, undermined the prosecution case. The trial court's view that the panch witnesses had not actually seen the box and its contents, and that the case depended mainly on an interested witness with doubtful corroboration, was held to be a plausible view on the record. In an appeal against acquittal, interference is unwarranted unless the findings are perverse or illegal. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247053