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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Criminal Appeal No. 112/1999 State of Rajasthan ----Appellant Versus Rakama S/o Keshiya B/c Meena, R/o Manpura Khurd, PS Salamgarh, Tehsil and District Chittorgarh.

----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. Deepak Choudhary, AAG assisted by Mr. Vikram Singh Rajpurohit Mr. KS Kumpawat For Respondent(s) : Mr. Hitendra Singh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR GARG HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT

Judgment

Per Hon’ble Mr. Manoj Kumar Garg, J.

28/07/2025 Instant criminal appeal has been filed by the State against the judgment dated 31.07.1998, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities), Pratapgarh, District Chittorgarh in Sessions Case No.57/1997, whereby the learned trial court acquitted the accused-respondent from the offences punishable under Section 302 IPC.

Brief facts necessary to be noted for deciding the controversy are that on 12.08.1997, complainant Rangji gave an oral report at Police Station Salamgarh inter-alia alleging therein that on 12.08.1997 at about 4 AM in the morning, Ramchandra & Baliya came to the complainant's house and informed him that his brother Roopa was ti