CR.A/1023/2012

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1023/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 09/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35695 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1023 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Sd/- ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus BALDEVBHAI @ JIGO RAYSINGBHAI KOLI & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 A R SHAH(7768) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,3 ABATED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 09/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The appellant - State of Gujarat has preferred this appeal under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order dated 07.04.2012 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Surendranagar (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Sessions Case No.82 of 2009, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the original accused persons from the offences punishable under Sections 498(A), 306 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “the Page 1 of 15 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:52:07 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1023/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 09/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35695 IPC”). 2. Brief facts of the prosecution case are that the complainant, Madhabhai Mepabhai Fisadiya, father of the deceased Manuben, lodged an FIR before Muli Police Station against the present respondents-accused for the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 306 and 114 of the IPC, alleging that due to ill-treatment