https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285448 In an appeal against acquittal, the High Court may interfere where the trial court's view is perverse or against the weight of evidence, and may reappraise the record on that basis. Minor inconsistencies, discrepancies in witness statements, or limited mismatch between ocular and medical evidence do not by themselves discredit a prosecution case unless they strike at its core. Where the eyewitness account is natural and credible and the medical evidence is broadly consistent with the alleged weapons and manner of assault, the prosecution version can be accepted despite some variations. The conviction under challenge was therefore sustained. en-us Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285448 In an appeal against acquittal, the High Court may interfere where the trial court's view is perverse or against the weight of evidence, and may reappraise the record on that basis. Minor inconsistencies, discrepancies in witness statements, or limited mismatch between ocular and medical evidence do not by themselves discredit a prosecution case unless they strike at its core. Where the eyewitness account is natural and credible and the medical evidence is broadly consistent with the alleged weapons and manner of assault, the prosecution version can be accepted despite some variations. The conviction under challenge was therefore sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285448