UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON STATE OF UTTARANCHAL V/S NARENDRA KUMAR MEHTA AND OTHERS

NAINITAL, India, March 20 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 21:

This appeal preferred by the State under Section 378 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "the Cr.P.C.") is directed against the judgment and order dated 02.08.2006, passed by learned District & Sessions Judge, Haridwar in Criminal Appeal No.60 of 2006, Narendra Kumar Mehta & others vs. State, whereby the said court has allowed the appeal and set-aside the judgment and order dated 15.06.2006, passed by the court of Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar in Criminal Case No.194 of 2006, State vs. Narendra Kumar Mehta & others.

2. Facts in brief are that the prosecution was set into motion by registration of an FIR on 07....