https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295874 In an appeal against acquittal based on circumstantial evidence, the SC reiterated that interference is justified only if the prosecution evidence is reliable, the acquittal is perverse, or the lower court's view is unreasonable; otherwise the strengthened presumption of innocence prevails. The prosecution's case rested on last seen evidence, alleged conduct, and recoveries, but the circumstances were inconsistent, witness versions conflicted, and no conclusive link connected the accused to the recoveries. As two reasonable views remained possible, the view favourable to the accused was adopted and the acquittal was upheld. en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 13:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295874 In an appeal against acquittal based on circumstantial evidence, the SC reiterated that interference is justified only if the prosecution evidence is reliable, the acquittal is perverse, or the lower court's view is unreasonable; otherwise the strengthened presumption of innocence prevails. The prosecution's case rested on last seen evidence, alleged conduct, and recoveries, but the circumstances were inconsistent, witness versions conflicted, and no conclusive link connected the accused to the recoveries. As two reasonable views remained possible, the view favourable to the accused was adopted and the acquittal was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295874