CR.A/2024/2012

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2024/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35649 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2024 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ================================================================ STATE OF GUJARAT Versus LAKHMANBHAI BHOJABHAI KESHWALA & ORS. ================================================================ Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR RUTURAJ NANAVATI(5624) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 4 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 11/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The appellant - State of Gujarat has preferred this appeal under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’ for short) against the judgment and order dated 12.10.2012 passed by the learned Special Judge (Atrocity) & 5th (Ad-hoc) Additional Sessions Judge, Junagadh (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Sessions (Atrocity) Case No.23 of 2011, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the original accused No.1 to 3 (respondents herein) from the offences punishable under Sections 504, 506(2) and 114 etc of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “the IPC”) and under Section 3(1)(x) of Page 1 of 10 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:58:56 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2024/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35649 the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter be referred to as “the A