CR.A/596/2001

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/596/2001 JUDGMENT DATED: 08/01/2025 2025:GUJHC:4007-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 596 of 2001 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.Y. KOGJE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMIR J. DAVE =================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ==================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus KANTIBEN W/O. MULABHAI RANCHHODBHAI KOLI PATEL ===================================================== Appearance: MR.L.B.DABHI, APP, for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR PRATIK B BAROT(3711) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ===================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.Y. KOGJE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMIR J. DAVE Date : 08/01/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.Y. KOGJE) 1. The present appeal is preferred by the State under Section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 20.03.2001 passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Godhara, District Panchmahals in Session case No.259 of 2000. By the impugned judgmen