STATE OF GUJARAT vs ARAB ASUBEN MOHMODBIN SALAM

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GUJARAT HIGH COURT
A.M.KAPADIA, H.H.MEHTA, JJ
STATE OF GUJARAT – Appellant
Versus
ARAB ASUBEN MOHMODBIN SALAM – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellant: MR K.C.SHAH, APP
For the Respondents: NOTICE SERVED

Table of Content
1. appeal filed under the code questioning the acquittal of respondents. (Para 1 , 2)
2. evidence against accused and trial court proceedings. (Para 3 , 4 , 6)
3. overview of evidence evaluation and trial court's reasoning for acquittal. (Para 8 , 9 , 11 , 12)
4. reaffirmation of initial decision and standards for acquittal appeal. (Para 10 , 14 , 15)

JUDGEMENT

(Per : MR.JUSTICE A.M.KAPADIA) By means of filing this appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ('the Code' for short), appellant-State of Gujarat has questioned the legality, validity and propriety of the judgement and order dated July 13, 1990 rendered by the learned Sessions Judge, Junagadh in Sessions Case No. 106 of 1988 acquitting the respondents/accused of the offences under Section 20 (b)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ('the NDPS Act' for short) and under Sections 66 (1)(b) and 65(E) of the Bombay Prohibition Act ('the Act' for short).

2.As per the prosecution case, on 30.3.1988, V.D.Vaghela, Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Mangrol received an information from Bhikubhai Jivabhai, Police Constable,that accused No.3 (A-3) is keeping Charas in his hou

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GUJARAT HIGH COURTA.M.KAPADIA, H.H.MEHTA, JJSTATE OF GUJARAT – AppellantVersusARAB ASUBEN MOHMODBIN SALAM – Respondent

GUJARAT HIGH COURT
A.M.KAPADIA, H.H.MEHTA, JJ
STATE OF GUJARAT – Appellant
Versus
ARAB ASUBEN MOHMODBIN SALAM – Respondent