JABALPUR, India, June 4 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 4:
1. This appeal under Section 378(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed by the appellant/State assailing the judgment and order of acquittal dated 22.09.2016 passed in Special Case No.04 of 2015 (State of M.P. vs. Rishikesh Mishra and Anr.) by the learned Special Judge Panna, District-Panna (M.P.), whereby the respondents/accused have been acquitted of the offence under Sections 457, 504, 506 (Part-II) of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
2. Briefly stated, the prosecution case is that on 26.08.2014 at about 09:00 pm, the comp...