CR.A/2048/2012

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2048/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36303 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2048 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ================================================================ STATE OF GUJARAT Versus BHAJAN LAKHRAJ YADAV ================================================================ Appearance: MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MRS REKHA H KAPADIA(2246) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================ 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 against the judgment and order dated 28.09.2012 passed by the learned 6 th Additional District & Sessions Judge, Vadodara (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Sessions Case No.63 of 2011, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the original accused (respondent herein) from the offences punishable under Sections 498(a), 306 etc of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “the IPC”). 2. Short facts of the prosecution case are that the complainant Page 1 of 10 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:59:08 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2048/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36303 Chhangur Dukhiram Yadav, uncle of the deceased lodged a complaint before Panigate Police Station, vide CR No.1-258/2007 stating the fact that the marriage of deceased nephew of complainant viz., Suj