CR.A/481/2003

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/481/2003 JUDGMENT DATED: 20/12/2025 2025:GUJHC:75002-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 481 of 2003 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ STATE OF GUJARAT Versus BHUPATBHAI RANIGBHAI KHACHAR & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: MR UTKARSH SHARMA, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR DHAIRYAWAN D BHATT(11817) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 20/12/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI) 1. The present appeal is filed by the appellant-State under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “CrPC”) assailing the judgment and order of acquittal dated 25.11.2002 passed by learned Special Judge, Surendranagar in Special Case (N.D.P.S.) No.6 o