BHAGWAN SAHAI MEENA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) CHALLENGE in this criminal revision is to the judgment dated 23rd September, 2004 rendered by the Special Judge SC/ST (prevention of Atrocities) Cases, Dausa, whereby the accused non petitioners No. 2 to 4 have been acquitted of the offences under Sections 504, 323, 427 and 447 of Indian Penal Code and Section 3(1)(iv) and 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (here -in -after to be referred to in short as "Act").

(2.) NECESSARY facts giving rise to this criminal revision, in nut shell, are thus:

(3.) HAVING considered the submissions and carefully scanned the statement of 16 prosecution witnesses, it is noticed that PW 2 Abdul Khaleel, PW -3 Kamlesh Kuamr Sharma, PW -7 Abdul Salam, PW -8 Mohd. Afsar, PW -11 Abdul Kadir, PW -12 Mohammd Imran and PW -14 Prahald have not supported the prosecution case and turned hostile.