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Govt moves to HC against Gulzar Peer's acquittal 2/26/2015 10:40:25 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 26: The state government today filed appeal before the J&K High Court against the acquittal of self-styled faith-healer Gulzar Ahmed Bhat alias Gulzar 'Peer' and eleven others accused by police to have abetted the crime. In the appeal filed through station house officer Khansahib, the government has demanded high court to set aside the Judgment of Principal Session Court Budgam and convict the accused as well as award them maximum punishment. That state has assailed the verdict on a number of grounds, claiming it was result of non-application of judicial mind on facts as well as on law. The state said that the accused were found involved in FIR No.40/2013 for offence under Section 376 and 109 RPC and as such were challaned before the court. "The prosecution established the guilt of the accused to the hilt. However the trial court has acquitted the respondents-accused by observing that there is no material on record to connect accused with the commission of offence." That perusal of the appeal, it said, would reveal to that the High Court in unequivocal terms that the judgement is wrong and as such is liable to be quashed. "The prosecution established the guilt of the accused to the hilt before the trial court. However the the court has acquitted them by observing that there is no material on record to connect accused with the commission of offense," reads the appeal filed by the government. The 45-year-old fake faith healer was arrested on May 21, 2013 after four minor girl students studying at his shady seminary accused him of committing the abuses at the residential institute at Shamasabad in Khansahib area of the central Kashmir district. Bhat was arrested soon after the girls made confessional statement before the court of the sub-judge in Budgam. An FIR (40/2013) under section 376 RPC was registered against Bhat in police station Khansahab.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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