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Ashokji @ Buchiyo Meruji Thakor vs State Of Gujarat

Gujarat High Court · Decided on 5 March 2019 · Citation: (2019) 03 GUJ CK 0019

HON’BLE JUDGES
A.G.Uraizee, J
RESULT
Disposed Off
CASE NUMBER
R/Criminal Appeal No. 1254 Of 2012

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Judgment

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1.

The appellant has assailed the judgment and order of conviction dated 7.07.2012 passed by the learned Additional Sessions and Special Judge, Deesa in Special Case No.4 of 2010 in this appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short "the Cr.P.C."). The learned Special Judge vide impugned judgment, while acquitting the appellant for the offence punishable under Sections 323, 384 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code (for short the "I.P. Code") and under Sections 3(1)(10) and 3(2)(5) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (Atrocity Act for short) convicted the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 304 Part­II of I.P. Code and directed him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/­(Ten Thousand Only), I.D. simple imprisonment for 60 days.

2.

I have heard Mr. Mukund Kumar A. Thakkar, learned advocate for Mr. P.P. Majmudar, learned advocate for the appellant and Mr. L.R. Pujari, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent.

3.

Mr. Pujari, learned Additional Public Prosecutor has produced the jail remarks which are taken on record. It emerges from the jail remarks that in all the appellant is convicted under three different Sessions Cases, details whereof are as under:­

Sl. No

Court

Case No.

Date of punish ment

Act

Punish ment

Punish ment and impriso nment (Y.M.D. )

Appeal and Outcom e

Set of (Y.M.D. )

1

Addition al Sessions Court, Deesa

04/01/1 0

07/07/1 2

IPC304, Part-I

10 Years

3,10,000 /- ID 00-02-00

1254/12 , Pending

02.0.21

2

Add. Chief Judicial Magistr ate Court

Cri. Case No.1998 /12

10/10/1 3

66(1)B8 5(1)(3

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3,100/- ID 00-00-10 Fine Paid

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00-01-01

3

Add. Chief Judicial Magistr ate Court

Cri. Case No.1580 /12

20/03/1 4

224

2-Years

3,500/- ID 00-01-00 FNP

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00-01-01

Total Imprisonment

12- Years

3,10,600 /- ID 00-03-10 FNP

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4.

It is thus clear from the above jail remarks that the appellant who was directed to suffer 10 years of imprisonment for having committed an offence punishable under Section 304 Part­I has served out his sentence on 25.09.2018. The present appeal, therefore, has become academic and infructuous.

5.

Mr. Thakkar, learned advocate for the appellant also could not controvert the facts that the appellant has served out the sentence which is the subject matter of challenge in this appeal.

6.

In view of the above, the appeal stands disposed of as having become infructuous as the appellant has already served out the sentence.

7.

Record and Proceedings, is ordered to be remitted to the trial Court forthwith.