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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
RAMESH SINHA, C.J., BIBHU DATTA GURU
Anil Khandelwal S/o Late Dashrath Lal Khandelwal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Station House Officer – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ramesh Sinha, C.J .
1. Appellant Anil Khandelwal has filed Acquittal Appeal No.84/2016 under Section 372 of the CrPC against the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 16.05.2016 passed by the Third Additional Sessions Judge, Bilaspur in Sessions Case No.63/2014, whereby the trial Court has acquitted respondents No.2 and 3 from the offence punishable under Sections 455, 394, 307, 302 and 201 of the IPC.
2. Appellant-State has filed Acquittal Appeal No.31/2017 under Section 378(1) of the CrPC against the impugned judgment of acquittal dated 16.05.2016 passed by the Third Additional Sessions Judge, Bilaspur in Sessions Case No.63/2014, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the respondents from the offence punishable under Sections 455, 394, 307, 302 and 201 of the IPC.
3. Since the aforesaid two acquittal appeals have been filed against the same judgment, they were clubbed and heard together and being disposed of by this common judgment.
4. The case of the prosecution in brief is that complainant Anil Khandelwal, son of late Dashrath Lal Khandelwal, resident of near 36 Mall, Uslapur, who is engaged in the hotel business, had his aged parents Smt. Vimla Devi Khandelwal and Dashrat
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