https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300553 An appellate court may reappraise evidence in an appeal against acquittal, but the trial court's acquittal strengthens the presumption of innocence and should not be displaced merely because another view is possible. Where the first information report materially differs from trial testimony, eyewitnesses require close scrutiny, and medical or post-mortem evidence does not fit the ocular version, the acquittal should not be reversed without compelling reasons. On the facts described, the prosecution case was marked by inconsistencies on occurrence, witness credibility, and injuries, so the High Court's reversal of acquittal was unjustified and the accused were entitled to reasonable doubt. en-us Fri, 28 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:54:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300553 An appellate court may reappraise evidence in an appeal against acquittal, but the trial court's acquittal strengthens the presumption of innocence and should not be displaced merely because another view is possible. Where the first information report materially differs from trial testimony, eyewitnesses require close scrutiny, and medical or post-mortem evidence does not fit the ocular version, the acquittal should not be reversed without compelling reasons. On the facts described, the prosecution case was marked by inconsistencies on occurrence, witness credibility, and injuries, so the High Court's reversal of acquittal was unjustified and the accused were entitled to reasonable doubt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Sep 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300553