Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 302/149, 143, 147 & 148–Acquittal–Reversed by the High Court–Justification–High Court merely summed up the depositions of the so-called eyewitnesses and concluded that their presence could not be doubted–Trial Court had noted in detail the contradictions and dis-crepanicies in their deposition–According to the High Court, the evidence adduced by the prosecution outweighed the findings recorded by the Trial Court but no reason worth the name recorded by the High Court to support this conclusion–Trial Court had found no evidence to convict the accused, the burden was upon High Court while reversing the judgment to record clear findings in relation to each of the charges–Findings recorded by the High Court are liable to be set aside.


