Nandeshwar Kumar v. Pandey 2025 INSC 1053 - CrPC - Appeal Against Acquittal

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 378,386 - Appeal against acquittal - In an appeal against acquittal, the appellate Court should interfere only if the finding of acquittal is perverse on the face of the record or if the appellate Court is convinced that no view other than the guilt of the accused is possible upon appreciating the evidence available on record. Where two views are reasonably possible, one consistent with the guilt of the accused and the other with his or her innocence, then the appellate Court should refuse to interfere with the judgment of acquittal and allow the same to stand. (Para 15) [Context: Supreme Court upheld Trial Court judgment acquitting murder case accused]