Supreme Court of India

V.K. Ratheesh v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 314
Bench Arijit Pasa Yat and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 6 July 2006

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : S.378-Appeal against acquittal-Trial court found discrepancies in proserntion case and ordered acquittal-High Court set aside the order of acquittal holding that discrepancies pointed out by trial court were trivia/­ Held: The High Court's judgment is indefensible as it did not indicate any reason for discarding the conclusion of trial court. S.378-Appeal against acquittal-Re-appreciation of evidence by appellate court-Scope of-Discussed. S.378-Two views possible on the evidence adduced-One pointing to the·guilt of the accused and the other lo his

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