JUDGEMENT

1.The Appellant - State of Gujarat has filed this Appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 , challenging the judgment and order of the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, Court No.10, Ahmedabad, in Criminal Case No. 896 of 1985 whereby the learned Metropolitan Magistrate has acquitted the respondents of the offences punishable under Section s 324 , 504, 506(2) and 114 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act .

2.The prosecution case in brief is summarised as under :

Complainant - Ambalal Shankarlal Prajapati - PW1 was residing at 107 Anand Flat, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad City along with his family members. On July 15, 1985, he had gone to his brother's place and returned to his house in the evening at about 8.00 p.m. He was in preparation for taking his dinner. Meantime, somebody pressed the bell of his house and when he opened the door, he saw respondent No.1 standing near his house and he called him to come outside. The complainant went with the respondent No.1. Meantime, the respondent No