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JAMMU: Ist Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar Khursheed-Ul-Islam acquitted nine accused who were allegedly involved in anti-Indian activities, as prosecution miserably failed.
According to prosecution on 28th June, 2010, Police Station Sadder, Srinagar received a written docket from SI Firdous Ahmad/PW-1, wherein it has been stated that he along with the personnel of 29th Bn. Of CRPF were conducting the routine patrolling and during their patrolling duty a crowd of people comprised around 300 people which was headed by Firdous Ahmad Ganie and ors appeared on the road with lathies and stones and attacked the police party and security forces and also damaged the government property. The crowd was raising the anti-Indian slogans and was spreading hatred against India. On receipt of the docket FIR No. 129/2010 was registered.
Court after hearing both the sides observed that charges against the accused came to be framed for the commission of offences u/s 147, 148, 149, 336, 332, 341, 323, 427, 121-A, 307 RPC the contents of the charge have been read over and explained to the accused, who pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against them, which led to the direction upon the prosecution to produce the witnesses. The prosecution has not produced any witness in the case despite repeated number of opportunities. Many a times last and final opportunity was given to the prosecution to produce the evidence but the prosecution has not been in a position to get examined any witness enlisted in the Challan. On 29th August, 2023 once again last and final opportunity was granted to the prosecution for production of the evidence and it was impressed upon the prosecution that in case they fail to produce any witness on the next date, the prosecution evidence will be deemed to have been closed. When despite clear and unambiguous directions the prosecution could not produce any witness, the prosecution evidence was closed and the case was listed for the arguments.
Court further observed that from the perusal of the file it is clear that the prosecution has not been in a position to examine even a single witness in the case. The prosecution has miserably failed to prove their case, therefore the case of the prosecution is dismissed for want of evidence. The accused are acquitted from the charges leveled against them.
