CR.A/545/2013

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/545/2013 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/07/2025 2025:GUJHC:41291 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 545 of 2013 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO ========================================================== Approved for Reporting No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus SHARDULBHAI GHUGHABHAI & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS. C.M. SHAH, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR RAJESH K KANANI(2157) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2,3,4 UNSERVED EXPIRED (R) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Date : 22/07/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The appeal is filed by the appellant State under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned Special Judge, Surendranagar at Limbdi (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Special (Atrocity) Case No. 5/2012 [(Old) Special Atrocity Case No. 21/2009] on 30.10.2012, whereby, the learned Trial Court has acquit