JUDGMENT :

HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK, J.

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 01.10.2010 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge and Presiding Officer, Fast Track Court, Dahod (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Sessions Case No. 163 of 2008, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the accused from the offences punishable under Sections 498A, 306 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “the IPC”).

2. Brief facts of the present case are as under:

2.1 It is the case of the complainant that on 29.03.2008, the complainant Nanabhai Shanabhai Pagi, resident of Pipero, Taluka: Janvad, Santarampur lodged the complaint at Limkheda Police Station to the effect that his daughter Sangeeta married with Girvatbhai son of Laxmanbhai Mumabhai Bariya at Village: Pisoi, as per their rituals. It is alleged that after the marriage, his daughter Sangeeta was residing with her in-laws with her husband, mother-in-law Bhaliben and father-in-law Laxmanbhai and brother-in-law Pakabhai. After marriage, her daughter-in-law used to come as a guest at