https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42927 In an appeal against acquittal, interference is warranted only if the trial court's view is perverse or wholly unreasonable. Retracted statements recorded by customs officers could not, without corroboration, sustain conviction, and the evidence of a tainted witness was insufficient on its own. The prosecution's failure to examine a material passenger witness, Abdul Aziz, further weakened its case, and Section 138B of the Customs Act did not excuse that omission. Recovery of empty tins from one accused's house did not restore the reliability of the retracted statements. The acquittal was therefore not disturbed, as guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt. en-us Thu, 22 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:54:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42927 In an appeal against acquittal, interference is warranted only if the trial court's view is perverse or wholly unreasonable. Retracted statements recorded by customs officers could not, without corroboration, sustain conviction, and the evidence of a tainted witness was insufficient on its own. The prosecution's failure to examine a material passenger witness, Abdul Aziz, further weakened its case, and Section 138B of the Customs Act did not excuse that omission. Recovery of empty tins from one accused's house did not restore the reliability of the retracted statements. The acquittal was therefore not disturbed, as guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 22 Nov 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42927