CR.A/1447/2009

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1447/2009 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38710 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1447 of 2009 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ================================================================ STATE OF GUJARAT Versus RAJUBHAI MANSUKHBHAI MAACHHI & ORS. ================================================================ Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 MRS REKHA H KAPADIA(2246) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 UNSERVED EXPIRED (N) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 4 UNSERVED EXPIRED (R) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 5 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 17/06/2026 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 18.04.2009 passed by the learned Special Judge, Bharuch (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Special (Atrocity) Case No.22 of 2008, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the original accused Nos.1 to 4 (respondents herein) from the offences punishable under Sections 323, 504, 506(2) and 114 etc of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “the IPC”) read with Section 3(1)(10) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Page 1 of 16 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:34:47 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1447/2009 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38710 (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (