https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180087 An appellate court may reappraise evidence in an appeal against acquittal where the trial court has ignored material admissible evidence. On the facts, the eyewitness account, FIR and medical evidence were found reliable, and the plea of private defence failed because the accused's injuries alone did not establish a lawful right of self-defence. Common object under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code may be inferred from concerted conduct and surrounding circumstances, including an armed group attack arising from existing enmity. The evidence showed that the assembly acted together with deadly weapons and shared the common object to assault the victims, fixing vicarious liability. en-us Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180087 An appellate court may reappraise evidence in an appeal against acquittal where the trial court has ignored material admissible evidence. On the facts, the eyewitness account, FIR and medical evidence were found reliable, and the plea of private defence failed because the accused's injuries alone did not establish a lawful right of self-defence. Common object under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code may be inferred from concerted conduct and surrounding circumstances, including an armed group attack arising from existing enmity. The evidence showed that the assembly acted together with deadly weapons and shared the common object to assault the victims, fixing vicarious liability. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Mar 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180087