The Supreme Court has held that an appellate court should not interfere with an order of acquittal if the view taken by the high court is a possible view based on the material on record, observing that an acquittal strengthens the presumption of innocence. Why did the Supreme Court uphold acquittal? Court found that the view taken by the high court was a possible view supported by the material on record and that there was no perversity in its appreciation of evidence. On August 19, 2014, a division bench of the high court allowed the appeal and acquitted him of the charges. The high court, therefore, found there was a doubt as to whether the knife was the same weapon that was allegedly recovered from the spot.