Supreme Court Reiterates Principles To Be Adhered By Appellate Court While Reversing Acquittal

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From the above decisions, in our considered view, the following general principles regarding powers of the appellate court while dealing with an appeal against an order of acquittal emerge: {Para 42}(1) An appellate court has full power to review, reappreciate and reconsider the evidence upon which the order of acquittal is founded.(2) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 puts no limitation