Government of Gujarat vs KIRANBHAI SHANABHAI BARIYA Advocate - S D ZALA — 1774/2025

Summary The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bayad acquitted the accused of charges under IPC Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3), 54 and J.P. Act Section 135, finding insufficient evidence to prove they jointly assaulted the complainant's wife. The court noted that the prosecutrix's testimony was inconsistent, unsupported by documentary evidence, and that key prosecution witnesses failed to adequately corroborate the charges. The court ruled that without compelling and reliable evidence of the alleged offense, the accused could not be held guilty and accordingly directed their acquittal under the direction of law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.