CR.A/1017/2002

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1017/2002 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/09/2025 2025:GUJHC:61093-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1017 of 2002 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA Sd/- and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI Sd/- ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus DEVENDRA SOMCHAND PARMAR ========================================================== Appearance: MS VRUNDA SHAH, ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant BHISHMA A. RAWAL(12270) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI Date : 22/09/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA) 1. A prosecution was launched against Devendra Somchand Parmar, alleging at the instance of Zaverilal Meraji Khatil, father of the prosecutrix, in which it was alleged that he had abducted the prosecutrix on 03.11.1998, who was ag