JUDGMENT :

S.V. Pinto, J.

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 Additional Sessions Judge, 2nd Fast Track Court, Deesa Camp Court, Deodar (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Special Case No. 83 of 2010 on 27.04.2011, whereby, the learned Trial Court has acquitted the respondents for the offence punishable under Sections 325, 324, 504, 506(2) and 114 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 135 of the BP Act and Sections 3(1)(10) and 3(1)(11) of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as “the Atrocity Act” for short).

1.1 The respondents are hereinafter referred to as “the accused” in the rank and file 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 On 13.08.2008, at around 16.00 hours in village Thara (Raha), the accused nos. 1 to 3 met the complainant - Keshabhai Nagji Dalit and inquired from him as to why he was not coming to their field to make their fence. The complai