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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
S.V. PINTO
State of Gujarat – Appellant
Versus
Dhanjibhai Haribhai Desai – Respondent
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| 1. appeal against acquittal due to alleged assault and discrimination. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments presented by both sides with regards to evidence and acquittal. (Para 3 , 5 , 8) |
| 3. court's observation on the legality of the acquittal and principle of re-examining evidence. (Para 6) |
| 4. stance on the necessity for reasonable interpretation by the trial court. (Para 9) |
| 5. final confirmation of the lower court's judgement. (Para 10) |
JUDGMENT :
1. The appeal is filed by the appellant State under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned 5th Additional Sessions Judge, Banaskantha at Deesa (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Special Case No. 44/2010 on 20.11.2013, whereby, the learned Trial Court has acquitted the respondent for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 504 and 506(2) of Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 135 of the BP Act and Sections 3(1)(10) of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as “the Atrocity Act” for short).
2. The brief facts that emerge from the record of the case are as under:
2.1 The accused was
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