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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRENDER SINGH
State of H.P. – Appellant
Versus
Akash Saini – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Virender Singh, J.
The State of Himachal Pradesh has filed the present appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Cr.P.C.’) against the judgment of acquittal, dated 02.12.2010, passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Shimla, District Shimla, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as the ‘learned trial Court’), in Criminal Case No.91/2 of 2004/02, titled as ‘ State of H.P. versus Akash Saini and others’.
2. By way of judgment of acquittal, dated 02.12.2010, the learned trial Court has acquitted the respondents from the offences punishable, under Sections 324, read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties to the present lis, are hereinafter referred as, in the same manner, as were referred to the learned trial Court.
4. Brief facts, leading to the filing of the present appeal, before this Court, as per the record, may be summed up, as under:-
4.1. The police of Police Station, Shimla (West), has filed the final report, under Section 173(2) of Cr.PC, before the learned trial Court, on the ground that on 13.03.2002, po
The appellate court upheld the acquittal, affirming that the presumption of innocence remains with the accused and that trial court findings must not be perverse for interference.
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In criminal proceedings, the prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; any doubts benefit the accused, making acquittal appropriate where evidence is inconsistent or insufficient.
The appellate court must uphold acquittals unless the trial court's findings are perverse or unsustainable, respecting the presumption of innocence.
The presumption of innocence prevails in criminal law; an acquittal should not be disturbed unless the findings are perverse or wholly unsustainable based on the evidence presented.
Point of Law : When once the doubt arise in the mind of the court, the benefit of such doubt should always accrue on the part of the accused and it is the doctrine of criminal justice delivery system....
In appeals against acquittal, appellate courts interfere only if trial court findings perverse or sole possible view convicts; here prosecution failed due to medical inconsistencies, unproved firearm....
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An appellate court may review acquittals but must respect the trial court's findings if deemed reasonable and should maintain the presumption of innocence for the accused.
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