and the life sentence imposed therefor, the High Court acquitted them of the offences with which they were charged and allowed the appeal in the impugned judgment of acquittal. 6. Before dealing with the rival contentions raised before us, we think it only appropriate to refer to some of the relevant decisions of this Court laying law in regard to appeal against acquittal. It is true that the judgment of acquittal was passed after setting aside the judgment of conviction passed against the respondents herein by the trial Court. 7. In the decision in Jai Karan & Ors. v. State of U.P.1 this Court held that where the trial Court and the High Court had concurrently found the accused guilty, the Supreme Court would not scrutinize the evidence once again, unless there has been a total miscarriage of 1 (2003) 12 SCC 655 Page 3 of 21 Criminal Appeal No. 2129 of 2014justice. We may hasten to add here that this Court may have to re-appreciate evidence in cases where a prima facie perverse