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HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO, J
State of Gujarat – Appellant
Versus
Lalaji Prabhuji Thakor – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(S. V. PINTO, J.)
1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant- State under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned Presiding Officer and Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No. 1, Ahmedabad (Rural), Viramgam (hereinafter referred to as "the learned Trial Court") in Sessions Case No. 1 of 2008 on 25.04.2008, whereby, the learned Trial Court has acquitted the respondents for the offence punishable under Sections 498(A), 306, 114 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC).
1.1 The respondents are hereinafter referred to as “the accused” as they stood in the original case for the sake of convenience, clarity and brevity.
2. The brief facts that emerge from the record of the case are as under:
2.1 The accused No. 1 was the husband of deceased Geetaben and the accused No.2 was the sister-in-law (wife of the brother of the accused No. 1). The accused No. 1 and 2 had illicit relations between them and both of them used to mentally and physically harass deceased Geetaben to such an extent that on 12-11-2007 at around 17:00 Hrs the deceased sprinkled kerosene on herself and set herself abl
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In acquittal appeals, the appellate court must respect the presumption of innocence and not disturb an acquittal if plausible evidence supports the trial court's findings. Evidence of direct causatio....
The appellate court must respect the presumption of innocence and the trial court's findings unless they are unreasonable or perverse, particularly in acquittal appeals.
The appellate court affirmed the trial court's acquittal, emphasizing the presumption of innocence and the necessity of proving abetment of suicide beyond reasonable doubt.
In acquittal appeals, unless strong reasons exist, courts maintain respect for the trial court's judgment when reasonable conclusions are possible, preserving the presumption of innocence for the acc....
In acquittal appeals, the appellate court must respect the presumption of innocence and not interfere unless the trial court's conclusions are unreasonable or perverse.
In acquittal appeals, the appellate court must respect the presumption of innocence and can only overturn the trial court's decision if it is unreasonable or perverse.
The appellate court cannot overturn an acquittal unless the trial court's decision is unreasonable or perverse, emphasizing the presumption of innocence.
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