CR.A/418/2012

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/418/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/09/2025 2025:GUJHC:58197 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 418 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Sd/- ========================================================== Approved for Reporting No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus HARDEVSINH @ DEV MAHAVIRSINH ZALA & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR. ADITYA JADEJA, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR ASHISH M DAGLI(2203) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 UNSERVED EXPIRED (R) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Date : 23/09/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The appeal is filed by the appellant State under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Dhrangadhra (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Special Case No. 9/2006 on 12.01.2012 whereby, the