CR.A/536/2009

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/536/2009 JUDGMENT DATED: 04/04/2025 2025:GUJHC:20695 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 536 of 2009 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Sd/- ============================================= Approved for Reporting Yes No ============================================= STATE OF GUJARAT Versus ABDUL MALIK @ POKI ABDUL GANI PATHAN & ORS. ============================================= Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR SURAJ MATIEDA, ADVOCATE for MR P P MAJMUDAR(5284) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 NOTICE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 4 ============================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Date : 04/04/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant – State under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’) against the judgment and the order dated 24.12.2008 in Special Atrocity Case No.15 of 2008 passed by the learned Special Judge, Fast Track Court, Bharuch, camp at Ankleshwar (hereinafter referred to as ‘the learned Trial Court’), whereby, the learned Tria