https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185794 In an appeal against acquittal, an appellate court may reappraise the evidence fully, but it must give due regard to the trial court's view and interfere only when the acquittal is perverse or based on untenable reasons. Applying that standard, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's reversal of acquittal because the trial court had rejected material prosecution evidence on flimsy grounds, while the High Court had properly assessed the eye-witness account, medical evidence, prompt reporting and surrounding circumstances. Minor discrepancies and speculative attacks on timing or fabrication were held insufficient to discredit the prosecution case, and the convictions and sentences were left undisturbed. en-us Tue, 03 Dec 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 27 Aug 2016 13:44:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185794 In an appeal against acquittal, an appellate court may reappraise the evidence fully, but it must give due regard to the trial court's view and interfere only when the acquittal is perverse or based on untenable reasons. Applying that standard, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's reversal of acquittal because the trial court had rejected material prosecution evidence on flimsy grounds, while the High Court had properly assessed the eye-witness account, medical evidence, prompt reporting and surrounding circumstances. Minor discrepancies and speculative attacks on timing or fabrication were held insufficient to discredit the prosecution case, and the convictions and sentences were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Dec 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185794