1. Feeling aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the
judgment and order of acquittal dated 26.03.2013, passed by
the learned Sessions Judge, Amreli, in Sessions Case No.21
of 2011, for the offences punishable under Sections 498(A),
306 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, the appellant – State
of Gujarat has preferred this appeal under Section 378 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “the Code”).
2. The prosecution case as unfolded during the trial
before the Sessions Court, in a nutshell, is that the
complainant – Rambhai Mulabhai Sondarava filed a complaint
to the effect that the marriage of his daughter viz.,
Shilpaben (deceased) was solemnized with accused No.2 –
Mehulkumar Dudabhai Baraiya on 12.12.2008; accused No.1 –
