CR.A/919/1998

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/919/1998 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38266-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 919 of 1998 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus USHKANT MULSHANKER MEHTA & ORS. ========================================== Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR. BHARGAV N. BHATT(162) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI Date : 19/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK) 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 24.08.1998 passed by the learned Page 1 of 19 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:04:11 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/919/1998 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38266-DB Additional Sessions Judge, Sabarkantha at Himmatnagar (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Sessions Case No.93 of 1996, whereby, the trial Court has acquitted the original accused (respondents herein) for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 34 etc of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “the IPC). 2. Facts of the present case are that before five years of the incident, the engagement of Sushmaben, who was the daughter of accused No. 1 and the sister of accused Nos. 2 and 3, had been arranged with Himanshu, the son of the complainant Babubhai Narotambhai Pandya. It