STATE OF GUJARAT Vs. VADILAL PRAHLADBHAI PATEL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal, under section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, is directed against the judgement and order of acquittal dated 29. 05. 1995 passed by the learned Special Judge, Panchmahal at Godhra in Special (Corruption) Case No. 1 of 1993 whereby the accused was acquitted of the charges leveled against them.

(2.) THE brief facts of the prosecution case are as under:

(3.) MRS. Manisha Lavkumar Shah, learned APP contended that the judgement and order of the learned Judge is against the provisions of law; the learned Judge has not properly considered the evidence led by the prosecution and looking to the provisions of law itself it is established that the prosecution has proved the whole ingredients of the evidence against the present respondent. Learned APP has also taken this court through the oral as well as the entire documentary evidence. 3. 1 She submitted that complainant in his deposition at Exh. 14 fully supported the case of the prosecution and therefore the trial Court ought to have accepted his deposition and convicted the respondent-accused. She further submitted that there was no reason for the learned Judge to disbelieve the prosecution case and to acquit the respondent. Therefore, in the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case there was ample material available on the record of the case to show that there was demand and acceptance of money by the respondent.