CR.A/2028/2004

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2028/2004 JUDGMENT DATED: 02/08/2025 2025:GUJHC:44286-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2028 of 2004 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No √ ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus DHIRUBHAI KHUSALBHAI PATEL & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR ROHANKUMAR RAVAL, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR DJ BHATT(164) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 02/08/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI) 1. The appeal has been filed by the State under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (“Cr.P.C.” for short) against the judgment of acquittal dated 12.5.2004 passed by the learned Special Judge, Fast Track Court no.3, Surat in Special Atrocity Case no.75 of 1992. The charge was under Sections 302, 325, 342, 504, 114 of the