STATE OF GUJARAT vs AJAYBHAI ALIAS JAID MAHESHBHAI RAJ Advocate - S K BHAVSAR — 15/2025

SUMMARY: State of Gujarat v. Ajaybhai & Others (Special Atrocity Case 15/2025) Court's Decision: All three accused (Ajaybhai alias Jaid Maheshbhai Raj, Chiragkumar alias Badi Dilipbhai Patel, and Pavankumar alias Panno Manoharlal Sharma) were acquitted and discharged of charges under BNS Sections 140(4), 117(2), 115(2), 352, 351(3), 54, and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act Sections 3(1)(R)(S) and 3(2)(P-A). Key Reasoning: The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Despite accusations of assault, abduction, use of an iron rod to cause injury (including fracture to the complainant's thumb), and caste-based verbal abuse, the key witnesses—including the complainant himself and his wife—admitted during cross-examination that they could not identify who specifically used the weapon, could not confirm which individuals made caste-based slurs, and could not establish deliberate intent. The complainant acknowledged the injuries resulted from falling during a crowd scuffle rather than direct weapon assault. The absence of independent eyewitness testimony and corroborating medical evidence linking accused to specific acts rendered the prosecution's case insufficient. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.