Appeal court quashes first-instance verdict for violating the prohibition of aggravation in retrial proceedings.

The appeal court quashed the first-instance judgment against defendants S. H. and D. B. due to a procedural violation of the prohibition against aggravation. The lower court had previously acquitted the defendants of the specific acts charged, but the retrial imposed a heavier penalty and expanded the factual findings to include new conduct. The court ruled that this constituted a 'grossly unfair' decision under the relevant statute, necessitating the case's return to the lower court for a new trial.