Appeal Against Acquittal: When Can an Appellate Court Reverse an Acquittal?
When may an appellate court set aside an acquittal? A guide to the double presumption of innocence, the two-views rule, the duty to meet the trial court's reasons, the errors that have justified reversal, why acquittals are upheld, hearing on sentence, the victim's appeal and double jeopardy, drawn from 36 Supreme Court and Rajasthan High Court judgments with paragraph references.