BANSI LAL & ORS. vs LAXMAN SINGH

The Supreme Court reiterated that the revisional jurisdiction of the High Court in cases of acquittal is limited to instances of manifest illegality or perverse conclusions by the trial court, as established in K.C. Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others. The Court held that mere disagreement with the trial court's findings does not justify setting aside an acquittal, emphasizing that the High Court must exercise its powers with caution. In this case, the acquittal was upheld as the trial court's conclusions were reasonable and not illegal or perverse.