Order on Board

Per Ramesh Sinha, C.J.

1. Heard Mr. Ashish Shukla, learned Additional Advocate General, appearing for the State/Petitioner on I.A. No. 01, which is an application for condonation of delay of 124 days in preferring the instant appeal.

2. The State/petitioner has preferred the instant application for grant of leave to appeal along with acquittal appeal against the judgment dated 31.10.2022 passed in Sessions Trial No. 91/2019 by the Court of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Balrampur, place at Ramanujganj (C.G.), whereby respondent No.1 has been acquitted of the offences punishable under Sections 302/34, 201/34, 120-B of the IPC and Sections 25(1-B)(B) read with Section 27 of the Arms Act, and respondent No.2 has been acquitted of the offences punishable under Sections 201/34, 120-B of the IPC and Sections 25(1-B)(B) read with Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner / State submits that though the scope of interference with an order of acquittal is limited, the appellate Court nonetheless possesses wide powers of reappreciation of evidence, and where such reappraisal reveals that the findings of acquittal are unjust, perverse or against