IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 381 of 1998 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ================================================================

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

STATE OF GUJARAT Versus VIJYABA NATVARSINH PARMAR ================================================================

Appearance:

MS CHETNA SHAH, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 ADVOCATE NOTICE UNSERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 13/02/2026

JUDGMENT

(PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI)

1. The present appeal is filed by the appellant-State under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “CrPC”) assailing the judgment and order of acquittal dated 05.01.1998 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rajkot in Sessions Case No.86 of 1988, whereby, respondent-accused came to be acquitted of offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for