- State should see as to whether in fact there are sufficient grounds justifying acquittal appeal — Lodging of acquittal appeal as a matter of routine would not seek any useful purpose. The State v. Mst. Flawat Jan and another 1992 SCR 366 (C)
- Trial Court acquitted the accused — Shariat Court maintained the acquittal order — Gun not recovered from the acquitted accused-respondents and also no injuries were attributed to have been inflicted by them — Held: The case against accused-respondents not proved beyond reasonable doubt — Hence appeal against them has no substance. Abdul Rashid and 3 others v. Abdul Ghaffar and 5 others 2001 SCR 240 (N)
- Double presumption of innocence — Once acquittal order is passed by the Court of competent jurisdiction, it cannot be set aside on the flimsy grounds. An acquittal order can only be interfered with or set aside if the Court comes to the conclusion that the same is capricious, fanciful, perverse and arbitrary or has been passed against the settled norms of administration of criminal justice. Mushtaq Ahmed v. Sikandar Khan & others 2015 SCR 1520 (B) 2009 SCMR 803, 2007 SCMR 1263 & 1992 SCR 366 rel.
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