https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309885 An appellate court may reverse an acquittal where the trial court's view is unreasonable, based on conjecture, or ignores relevant credible evidence. Non-explanation of injuries on the accused is not by itself fatal to the prosecution; it has limited significance where the injuries are minor and the eyewitness evidence is clear, cogent and trustworthy. A plea of private defence must be supported by material on record and cannot rest only on a Section 313 statement. Minor inconsistencies between ocular and medical evidence do not discredit reliable eyewitness testimony unless the medical material wholly improbabilises it. On the stated facts, the acquittal was rightly reversed and the conviction was maintained. en-us Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:34:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309885 An appellate court may reverse an acquittal where the trial court's view is unreasonable, based on conjecture, or ignores relevant credible evidence. Non-explanation of injuries on the accused is not by itself fatal to the prosecution; it has limited significance where the injuries are minor and the eyewitness evidence is clear, cogent and trustworthy. A plea of private defence must be supported by material on record and cannot rest only on a Section 313 statement. Minor inconsistencies between ocular and medical evidence do not discredit reliable eyewitness testimony unless the medical material wholly improbabilises it. On the stated facts, the acquittal was rightly reversed and the conviction was maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309885