https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461357 In an appeal against acquittal, the appellate court may reappreciate the evidence, but it must give clear, cogent and convincing reasons before rejecting a plausible trial court view. Here, the trial court had relied on contradictions in eyewitness testimony, delay in recording statements, absence of independent corroboration and serious doubt about the prosecution case, yet the High Court reversed the acquittal on cryptic observations without addressing those infirmities. The Supreme Court held that such interference was unsustainable because the reinforced presumption of innocence remained intact and the acquittal could not be disturbed on a mere alternate view. The conviction was set aside and the acquittal restored. en-us Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:32:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461357 In an appeal against acquittal, the appellate court may reappreciate the evidence, but it must give clear, cogent and convincing reasons before rejecting a plausible trial court view. Here, the trial court had relied on contradictions in eyewitness testimony, delay in recording statements, absence of independent corroboration and serious doubt about the prosecution case, yet the High Court reversed the acquittal on cryptic observations without addressing those infirmities. The Supreme Court held that such interference was unsustainable because the reinforced presumption of innocence remained intact and the acquittal could not be disturbed on a mere alternate view. The conviction was set aside and the acquittal restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461357