https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458711 Interference with an acquittal is justified only for substantial and compelling reasons, and where two reasonable views are possible the view favouring the accused must prevail. Here, the prosecutrix was found to have accompanied the accused voluntarily and had misrepresented her age as 18, so the accused believed her to be a major. On that factual basis, the Court found no material showing force, coercion, kidnapping by enticement, or sexual assault in the manner required by the charged offences, and held that the necessary mental element was absent. The acquittal was therefore left undisturbed and leave to appeal was rejected. en-us Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:07:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458711 Interference with an acquittal is justified only for substantial and compelling reasons, and where two reasonable views are possible the view favouring the accused must prevail. Here, the prosecutrix was found to have accompanied the accused voluntarily and had misrepresented her age as 18, so the accused believed her to be a major. On that factual basis, the Court found no material showing force, coercion, kidnapping by enticement, or sexual assault in the manner required by the charged offences, and held that the necessary mental element was absent. The acquittal was therefore left undisturbed and leave to appeal was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458711