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BIREN VAISHNAV, MAULIK J. SHELAT
STATE OF GUJARAT – Appellant
Versus
ABDULHAMID ABDULKADIR SHEIKH – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
BIREN VAISHNAV, J.
1. This appeal has been filed by the State challenging the judgment and order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 8, Ahmedabad City, which was passed on 07.01.2012. By the aforesaid judgment, the learned Judge acquitted the accused who were charged for the offences punishable under Sec.395 r/w. Sec.114 of the Indian Penal Code.
2. The case of the prosecution in short was that on 23.08.2009, at about 20:55 hours, the respondents-accused in connivance with the absconding accused, boarded in the general compartment of the Sabarmati Express Train, closed the gates of the compartment from both the sides, administer threats by pointing out sharp edged knife to the passengers and thereby committed a loot of Rs.53,300/-
2.1 A complaint in this regard was given by one Devendrasinh Tundeprasad Rajput, at Vadodara Railway Station to the railway Head-Constable, which was registered as I-CR No. 75/2009.
2.2 During the investigation, Police-Sub-Inspector, Shri Rabari, arrested the accused A.Hamid Sheikh and Mahmmad Harun Ansari on 19.09.2009. On remand, these accused named two others, namely, Javed Babushah and Saddam Hussain Sheikh. Thereafter, one other
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