https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169972 In an appeal against acquittal, interference is justified only where the acquittal is plainly wrong, legally erroneous, or likely to cause grave injustice, and the presumption of innocence remains relevant; on the facts, the High Court's reversal was unsustainable because it failed to properly address the interested nature of key witnesses, unexplained delay in the complaint, and the non-examination of an alleged independent witness, so the acquittal was restored. An appeal against acquittal under Section 417 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 does not abate on the complainant's death, because abatement under Section 431 occurs only on the death of the accused. en-us Mon, 17 Aug 1970 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2015 17:45:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169972 In an appeal against acquittal, interference is justified only where the acquittal is plainly wrong, legally erroneous, or likely to cause grave injustice, and the presumption of innocence remains relevant; on the facts, the High Court's reversal was unsustainable because it failed to properly address the interested nature of key witnesses, unexplained delay in the complaint, and the non-examination of an alleged independent witness, so the acquittal was restored. An appeal against acquittal under Section 417 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 does not abate on the complainant's death, because abatement under Section 431 occurs only on the death of the accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 17 Aug 1970 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169972