CR.A/1332/2003

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1332/2003 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/07/2025 2025:GUJHC:40440-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1332 of 2003 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus NATUBHAI MOHANBHAI VASAVA & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR MANAN MAHETA, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 MR KAIVAN K PATEL(6338) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI Date : 19/07/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI) 1. The present Appeal is filed by the Appellant – State of Gujarat under the provisions of sub-sections (1) & (3) of Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( hereinafter be referred to as Cr.P.C. ) challenging the Judgment dated 31.05.2003 passed by th