1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant- State under Section
378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the
judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned Special Judge
(Atrocity – Main), Gandhinagar (hereinafter referred to as “the learned
Trial Court”) in Special (ATRO) Case No. 1 of 2009 on 30.05.2009,
whereby, the learned Trial Court has extended the benefit of doubt and
acquitted the respondents for the offence punishable under Sections 147,
149, 323, 504, 506(2) and 403 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and
NEUTRAL CITATION
R/CR.A/1528/2009 JUDGMENT DATED: 13/03/2025
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Section 135 of the Gujarat Police Act (GP Act) and Sections 3(1)(10) of
the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 1989 (Atrocities Act).
1.1 The respondents are hereinafter referred to as “the accused” as
they stood in the original case for the sake of convenience, clarity and
brevity.