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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
ILESH J. VORA, P. M. RAVAL
Shah Nirav @ Ravi Maheshbhai – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujara – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. outline of the factual background of the case. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments presented by the defense regarding the prosecution's case. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. court analysis and rulings on evidence and witness credibility. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 4. establishment of ratio decidendi on legal principles applied. (Para 36) |
| 5. final conclusion and dismissal of the appeal. (Para 37) |
JUDGMENT :
Factual matrix of the case :
2. Since the case was exclusively sessions triable, learned Magistrate committed it before the concerned jurisdictional Sessions Court which came to be registered as Sessions Case No.99 of 2015, framed charges vide Exh.6, recorded plea of accused vide Exhs.7 and 8 respectively and having denied the charges prayed for trial, pursuant to which 21 witnesses came to be examined and the prosecution relied upon 65 documentary evidences to bring home to the charges. After recording the evidence and on closure of the prosecution evidence, statements of present appellants were recorded under section 313 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 . However, o
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