HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL IN SC/ST ACT No. - 76 of 2025 Court No. - 86 HON'BLE SHEKHAR KUMAR YADAV, J. 1. Heard learned A.G.A for the State and also perused the record. 2. The present criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been preferred to set aside the impugned judgment and order of acquittal dated 21.7.2025 18.2.2025 and convict and sentence passed by learned Special Judge SC/ST Act,Mau in Session Trial No.100196 of 2016 arising out of Case Crime No.196 of 2013, under Sections 147, 148, 323, 325, 504, 506 IPC and Section 3(1)(x) SC/ST Act (State vs. Girdhari Yadav and others), Police Station Dhorighat, District Mau by which the opposite party nos.1 to 3 have been acquitted. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that at the time of passing the impugned judgement and order trial court has not applied his judicial mind. There are sufficient materials on record to convict the respondents. In the present case during course the investigating officer well connected the chain of circumstances which proves that the offence has been committed by the accused. He further submits that the judgment impugned is illegal, perverse, malicious, based on no substance and logic and badly travel beyond the substantive evidence on record, hence, the same is liable to be quashed. 4. I have perused the impugned judgement recorded by the trial court. 5. The court concluded that no eye-witnesses saw the actual assault, as the witnesses arrived after the incident had occurred. 6. The court's reasoning for acquittal is sound and based on a thorough appreciation of the evidence. The trial court correctly concluded that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. Therefore, no interference with the trial court's well-reasoned decision is warranted. The appeal is accordingly dismissed. The judgment of the trial court is upheld. 7. Consequently, the appeal is accordingly dismissed. October 9, 2025 A. Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : Patanjali Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : (Shekhar Kumar Yadav,J.) State of U.P. .....Appellant(s) Girdhari Yadav And Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- AFAQ AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad