Reviewed case brief
Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra
(2011) 1 SCC 694
Authority on the limited scope of appellate interference with acquittals — the double presumption principle.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2011
- Subjects
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-29
Rule established
Acquittal carries double presumption of innocence. Appellate court can reverse only if trial court's view is perverse, impossible, or ignores material evidence.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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