https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180082 In an appeal against acquittal, the appellate court may reappreciate the evidence and substitute its own conclusion, but must do so with caution because the presumption of innocence is reinforced by the acquittal; the conviction was upheld because the High Court could properly conclude that the prosecution case was proved beyond reasonable doubt. On circumstantial evidence, guilt may be inferred only where the proved circumstances are wholly inconsistent with innocence and consistent only with guilt; the court found the established facts excluded any reasonable innocent explanation, so the conviction and sentence were sustained. en-us Tue, 24 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:37:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180082 In an appeal against acquittal, the appellate court may reappreciate the evidence and substitute its own conclusion, but must do so with caution because the presumption of innocence is reinforced by the acquittal; the conviction was upheld because the High Court could properly conclude that the prosecution case was proved beyond reasonable doubt. On circumstantial evidence, guilt may be inferred only where the proved circumstances are wholly inconsistent with innocence and consistent only with guilt; the court found the established facts excluded any reasonable innocent explanation, so the conviction and sentence were sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Apr 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180082