https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471703 Section 307 CrPC permits a Sessions Judge to refer a jury acquittal where no reasonable body could have reached that verdict on the evidence, with recorded reasons. On a competent reference, the High Court independently evaluates the entire evidence, giving due weight to both the judge and jury, and may disregard a verdict affected by material misdirection, non-direction, perversity, or conflict with the weight of evidence. Where accident is pleaded, the charge must address the statutory presumption and special burden under Section 105 of the Evidence Act. Grave and sudden provocation requires loss of self-control in a reasonable person and excludes calculated conduct after time for passion to cool. en-us Fri, 24 Nov 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:51:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471703 Section 307 CrPC permits a Sessions Judge to refer a jury acquittal where no reasonable body could have reached that verdict on the evidence, with recorded reasons. On a competent reference, the High Court independently evaluates the entire evidence, giving due weight to both the judge and jury, and may disregard a verdict affected by material misdirection, non-direction, perversity, or conflict with the weight of evidence. Where accident is pleaded, the charge must address the statutory presumption and special burden under Section 105 of the Evidence Act. Grave and sudden provocation requires loss of self-control in a reasonable person and excludes calculated conduct after time for passion to cool. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Nov 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471703