Recently, the Supreme Court reiterated rules for appellate courts when reversing acquittals by trial courts. The rules are: (a) if the acquittal judgment is clearly wrong, (b) if it ignores important evidence, (c) if only one conclusion—guilt—is possible. In a case, the deceased son went to work with others on their land. Accused later attacked and killed him. The trial court acquitted all accused due to lack of proof beyond doubt. State appealed to the High Court, which convicted three accused. The convicted appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said the High Court didn't follow the rules for reversing acquittals. Instead, it acted like a trial court, making its own decisions based on evidence. This goes against legal principles. Therefore, the Supreme Court found the High Court's judgment flawed.(Babu Sahebagouda Rudragoudar and others v. State of Karnataka)