Judgment

20/03/2025 Instant criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant-

complainant under Section 378(4) of Cr.P.C. against the acquittal of the accused-respondents No.2 to 6 from offence under Sections 420, 406, 120-B IPC vide judgment dated 31.05.2022 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate, South No.1, Udaipur in Case No.1226/2010 (CIS No.4444/2014).

Brief facts of the case are that the appellant-complainant filed a complaint against the accused-respondents before the Police Station Pratap Nagar, Udaipur in respect of offence committed under Sections 420, 406, 120-B IPC.

On the said complaint, FIR was registered and after usual investigation, the police filed challan against the accused- respondents. Thereafter, the trial court took cognizance and framed the charge against the accused-respondents for offence under Sections 420, 406, 120-B IPC. The accused-respondents denied the charges and claimed trial.

During the course of trial, the prosecution examined as many as four witnesses and exhibited various documents. Thereafter, statements of accused-respondents were recorded under section 313 Cr.P.C. In defence, one witness was examined as DW-1 and only one document was produced.

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