Gujarat High Court
Prakash Narottam Siddhpura vs State Of Gujarat on 24 February, 2025
Author: Ilesh J. Vora
Bench: Ilesh J. Vora
NEUTRAL CITATION
R/CR.A/1454/2017 ORDER DATED: 24/02/2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST CONVICTION) NO. 1454 of 2017
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PRAKASH NAROTTAM SIDDHPURA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
ADVOCATE NOTICE NOT RECD BACK for the Appellant(s) No. 1
MS CM SHAH, APP for the Respondent - State
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA
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HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP N. BHATT
Date : 24/02/2025
ORAL ORDER
(PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)
1. Challenge in the appeal is made to the judgment and order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Rajkot dated 24.03.2017 in Sessions Case (POCSO) No.114 of 2014. The accused - appellant was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 366 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and also convicted for the offences punishable under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for maximum eleven years with fine of Rs.5,000/- and in default thereof, further simple imprisonment of six months is also imposed.
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2. We have perused the information supplied by the jail authority. The same is ordered to be taken on record.
3. On perusal of the jail information, it emerges that the convict, as on date, has already undergone his sentence and has also paid the fine. In such circumstances, when the convict has not challenged his conviction on merit and considering the peculiar facts of the present case as referred above, the present appeal has become infructuous. Accordingly, this appeal stands disposed of.
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