State of Chhattisgarh v. Lalchand Yadav
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against acquittal; S.378(3) CrPC; limited scope of interference in acquittal appeals; two-views theory; impossible or perverse view standard; State of Rajasthan v. Kistoora Ram (2022 SCC OnLine SC 984) applied; Ss. 148, 149, 294, 323, 506 IPC; unlawful assembly; hurt; criminal intimidation; obscene acts; hostile and contradictory witnesses; medical evidence; cross-FIR/cross-version; JMFC Ambikapur; PS Lundra, Sarguja; acquittal upheld; State appeal dismissed; Chhattisgarh High Court Bilaspur; Acq. A. No. 102/2024; decided 08.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
On reappraisal of the record, evidence and testimony, the acquittal recorded by the trial court was held to suffer from no illegality or infirmity, and no ground for interference with it was found. ¶¶46