IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1332 of 1999 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY ==========================================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No NO ==========================================================

STATE OF GUJARAT Versus BHIKHABHAI VELABHAI BHARWAD & ORS.

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Appearance:

MS MONALI BHATT, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 ABATED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 MR HG RATHOD(1441) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 4,5,6,7 NOTICE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 4,5,6,7 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D.

SUTHAR and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.N.RAY Date : 20/03/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR)

1. Present appeal is directed by the appellant–State, challenging the judgment and order of acquittal dated 12.10.1999 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad Rural, in Sessions Case No.221 of 1995, whereby the learned Sessions Judge acquitted the accused perso