CR.A/72/2016

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/72/2016 JUDGMENT DATED: 01/09/2025 2025:GUJHC:51252 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 72 of 2016 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO ========================================================== Approved for Reporting No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus SONI DHRUV @ GOPI ARUNBHAI SUBHASHBHAI & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR. ROHAN SHAH, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MR. DEVENDRA G RANA(6997) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Date : 01/09/2025 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 Special Judge (Atrocity), Mehsana (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Special Atrocity Case No. 52/2012 on 27.10.2015, whereby, the