https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309119 An appellate court will interfere with an acquittal only in exceptional cases where the judgment is perverse or compelling circumstances exist, because the presumption of innocence is strengthened after acquittal. Applying that standard, the SC found the High Court's view to be a plausible appreciation of the evidence, supported by material contradictions, inconsistencies in the FIR and investigation, doubts about the place and manner of occurrence, absence of reliable eye-witness support, and failure to explain injuries on the accused. The acquittal was therefore upheld and the prosecution challenge failed. en-us Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:05:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309119 An appellate court will interfere with an acquittal only in exceptional cases where the judgment is perverse or compelling circumstances exist, because the presumption of innocence is strengthened after acquittal. Applying that standard, the SC found the High Court's view to be a plausible appreciation of the evidence, supported by material contradictions, inconsistencies in the FIR and investigation, doubts about the place and manner of occurrence, absence of reliable eye-witness support, and failure to explain injuries on the accused. The acquittal was therefore upheld and the prosecution challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309119