CR.A/953/2003

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/953/2003 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/08/2025 2025:GUJHC:48098 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 953 of 2003 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS Sd/- ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ================================================================ SUKHRAM S PAL & ORS. Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: MR PRABHAKAR UPADHYAY for MR UT MISHRA(3605) for the Appellants. MS ASMITA PATEL, APP for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR RC KODEKAR(1395) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS Date : 19/08/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS) 1. The present appeal was originally preferred under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, by the appellant- convict (i.e. the original accused, who has expired on 03.06.2009), challenging the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 09.07.2003 passed by the Special Judge, Ahmedabad, in S