GOPAL vs STATE OF KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court restored the acquittal of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC and Section 324 read with Section 149 IPC, finding the Trial Court's reasons for acquittal reasonable and not perverse. The Court emphasized that in appeals against acquittal, the appellate court should not interfere unless the acquittal is found to be perverse. The appeal was allowed, and the conviction and sentence imposed by the High Court were set aside, reinstating the Trial Court's order of acquittal.