JUDGMENT :

1. The appellant has filed the present criminal appeal being aggrieved by the judgment dt. 27.11.2024 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Cases, Churu in Sessions Case No. 67/2018 whereby, the trial court acquitted the respondents from offence under Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

2. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the complainant appellant submitted a complaint against the repsondents stating therein that the accused persons lured the appellant to sell his piece of land with the allurement of getting him remuneration from the Government. The accused persons obtained black signed documents and after forging documents, demanded money from him. It was alleged that the accused persons hurled caste abuses in front of other persons.

3. On the basis of said complaint, the learned Magistrate conducted an investigation under Section 200 and 202 Cr.P.C and took cognizance against the accused persons. Thereafter, charges were framed were framed against the respondents for offence under Section 3(1)(r)(s) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

4. The prosecution in support of its case examined five witnesses an