CR.A/1008/2000

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1008/2000 JUDGMENT DATED: 05/12/2025 2025:GUJHC:70251-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1008 of 2000 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus VIKRAMBHAI KESHAVBHAI PATEL & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR. ROHAN SHAH, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR. DAXAY PATEL FOR MR BHARAT T RAO(697) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,3 MR JV JAPEE(358) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 05/12/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL) The State has preferred the present appeal under the provisions of Section 378(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order dated 22nd August, 2000 of acquittal passed by the learned Additional Sessio