https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278132 An appellate court should reverse an acquittal only for substantial and compelling reasons, with due weight to the trial court's assessment of witnesses and the reinforced presumption of innocence. The SC held that the oral evidence identifying the accused was unreliable, the alleged dying declarations lacked independent medical support, and surrounding circumstances indicated interpolation and afterthought. It further held that a retracted confession made in police custody cannot sustain conviction without material corroboration, especially when the surrounding evidence contradicts it. On that basis, the reversal of acquittal was unwarranted and the acquittal was restored. en-us Thu, 13 Nov 1952 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:50:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278132 An appellate court should reverse an acquittal only for substantial and compelling reasons, with due weight to the trial court's assessment of witnesses and the reinforced presumption of innocence. The SC held that the oral evidence identifying the accused was unreliable, the alleged dying declarations lacked independent medical support, and surrounding circumstances indicated interpolation and afterthought. It further held that a retracted confession made in police custody cannot sustain conviction without material corroboration, especially when the surrounding evidence contradicts it. On that basis, the reversal of acquittal was unwarranted and the acquittal was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Nov 1952 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278132