CR.A/1579/2017

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1579/2017 JUDGMENT DATED: 18/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36985 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 1579 of 2017 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus SAMIRKHAN SHARUBHAI RATHOD & ANR. ========================================== Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 DARSHIT R BRAHMBHATT(8011) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 DIPTESH R BRAHMBHATT(8407) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MR HEMANT MAKWANA(3622) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 SEHBAZHUSAN A KADRI(8012) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 18/06/2026 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 08.08.2017 passed by the learned 2 nd Page 1 of 10 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:23:57 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1579/2017 JUDGMENT DATED: 18/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36985 Additional Sessions Judge, Anand (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Special POCSO Case No.95 of 2014, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the original accused for the offences punishable under Sections 354, 504, 506(2) etc of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “the IPC”) and Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act [hereinafter be referred to “the POCSO Act”]. 2. Short facts of the prosecution case are th