Order Of Acquittal Ought Not To Be Interfered With Lightly, Says Supreme Court

"Having gone through the record, we see no reason to entertain any challenge as against such acquittal," the bench said.

An order of acquittal ought not to be interfered with lightly, the Supreme Court has said while restoring the exoneration of a man accused of subjecting his wife to cruelty.

The top court observed that the appellate court must deal with every reason, which weighed with the court concerned while recording acquittal, before setting aside such order.

A bench of justices UU Lalit and SR Bhat set aside the March 2019 judgement of the Madras High Court which had restored the order convicting the man for an alleged offence under section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with a husband or his relative subjecting a married woman to cruelty.

"The judgment under appeal has not set out any reason why the order of acquittal recorded under section 498-A of the IPC was required to be set aside," the bench said.