(1.) The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellant/State under Sec. 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the impugned judgment dtd. 17/11/2014, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Solan, District Solan, H.P., in Sessions Trial No. 17-S/7 of 2007, whereby the accused persons, namely Dr. Ajay Kumar Sethi (since deceased), Dr. Kuldeep Dhawan, Sanjay Bhardwaj and Dev Varat Sharma (respondents No. 1 to 3, herein) were acquitted for the offences punishable under Ss. 195, 196, 467, 471 and 120B of the Penal Code, 1860 (for short "IPC").
(2.) The facts giving rise to the present appeal, as per the prosecution story, can be summarized as under:
(3.) Thereafter a complaint was filed in writing by the Reader of the Court of learned Additional Sessions judge (FTC), Solan, before the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Solan.