CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY, D. M. VYAS
State of Gujarat – Appellant
Versus
Anilbhai Babubhai Dudhat – Respondent
JUDGMENT (ORAL)
Cheekati Manavendranath Roy, J.—Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment dated 15/04/2013 in Sessions Case No.34 of 2011 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Amreli whereby the sole accused in the case was acquitted of the charges under Sections 452, 376 and 506(2) of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act.
2. Facts of the prosecution case germane to dispose of this appeal may briefly be stated as follows:
2.1. The victim in the case is aged about 18 years on the date of lodging report with the police on 15/08/2010. The accused is the resident of the same street where she is residing. It is stated that prior to lodging of the report on 15/08/2010 when the victim was alone in her house as her parents who are labourers went to attend their labour work that the accused trespassed into their house and forcibly committed rape on the victim who is examined as PW-8 and he has threatened her with dire consequences if she discloses about said incident to anyone. Thereafter also the accused repeatedly used to visit the house of PW-8 when she was alone in the house and commit rape on her and consequently she became pregnant. But she did not info
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