https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178172 An approver's evidence can sustain conviction only if the witness is reliable and the material particulars are independently corroborated; inconsistent versions in the press statement, pardon application, Section 164 statement and trial evidence undermined reliability, so the convictions were set aside and the appellants acquitted. Grant of pardon was not invalid merely because the approver later enjoyed constitutional immunity under Article 105(2). Revisional interference with acquittal is confined to exceptional cases of manifest illegality, glaring procedural defect or gross miscarriage of justice; absent such error, a mere reappraisal of evidence is insufficient, so the challenge to the remaining accused's acquittal failed. en-us Fri, 15 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 19:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178172 An approver's evidence can sustain conviction only if the witness is reliable and the material particulars are independently corroborated; inconsistent versions in the press statement, pardon application, Section 164 statement and trial evidence undermined reliability, so the convictions were set aside and the appellants acquitted. Grant of pardon was not invalid merely because the approver later enjoyed constitutional immunity under Article 105(2). Revisional interference with acquittal is confined to exceptional cases of manifest illegality, glaring procedural defect or gross miscarriage of justice; absent such error, a mere reappraisal of evidence is insufficient, so the challenge to the remaining accused's acquittal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=178172