[2025:RJ-JD:19335-DB]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 705/2000 State of Rajasthan ----Appellant Versus Shambhu and Ors.

----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. Rajesh Bhati, PP For Respondent(s) : Mr. RK Charan HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP SHAH

Order

22/04/2025

1. This criminal appeal under Section 378 Cr.P.C. has been preferred by the appellant-State claiming the following relief:

“It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that leave to appeal may kindly be granted, appeal may kindly be allowed, impugned judgment dated 03.06.2000 may kindly be quashed and set aside and the accused-respondents may kindly be punished and sentenced for the offences charged-with.”

2. The appellant-State laid a challenge to the judgment of acquittal dated 03.06.2000 passed by the learned Special Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Cases and Additional District Judge, Pratapgarh in Sessions Case No.23/98 (43/97) (State of Rajasthan Vs. Shambhu and Ors.), whereby the accused respondents were acquitted of the offences under Sections

302 & 302/34 of IPC.

3. The matter pertains to an incident which had occurred in the year 1996 a