https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169264 Appellate reversal of an acquittal requires the High Court to examine the trial court's reasons and interfere only where its view is unreasonable, perverse, or unsupported by evidence. Material discrepancies rendered the principal eyewitness account unsafe, and surrounding circumstances did not sufficiently corroborate the prosecution version. Extra-judicial confessions made before a person in authority after repeated interrogation were inadmissible where obtained through inducement, threat, or promise under section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The High Court's convictions could not be sustained; the acquittal was restored and the appellants were acquitted. en-us Mon, 14 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:35:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169264 Appellate reversal of an acquittal requires the High Court to examine the trial court's reasons and interfere only where its view is unreasonable, perverse, or unsupported by evidence. Material discrepancies rendered the principal eyewitness account unsafe, and surrounding circumstances did not sufficiently corroborate the prosecution version. Extra-judicial confessions made before a person in authority after repeated interrogation were inadmissible where obtained through inducement, threat, or promise under section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The High Court's convictions could not be sustained; the acquittal was restored and the appellants were acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 14 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169264