IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR VANI

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ON THE 28 OF JANUARY, 2026 CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1190 of 2016 THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Versus RAM DAS AND OTHERS Appearance:

Smt. Vineeta Sharma - Dy. Govt. Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Ashish Kumar Kurmi - Advocate for the respondents.

ORDER This criminal appeal under Section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed by the appellant against the judgment dated 08.07.2010 passed by the learned 15th Additional Sessions Judge, Jabalpur (M.P.) in Sessions Trial No.356 of 2008, whereby the respondents No.2 and 3/accused have been acquitted of an offence under Section 306 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that Kirti Prasad Shrivastava (P.W.4), a railway employee, was on nigh duty at Devi Railway Station on 18th May, 2008. While returning from guard brake duty, he saw a woman's dead body under a stationary freight train on the down loop line. He informed Assistant Station Master, S. K. Shrivastqva, who informed GRP and PS Panagar. The body was subjected to postmortem examination (Exhibit P/8) and then buried. Bhakt P