CR.A/1915/2012

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1915/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 24/07/2025 2025:GUJHC:41339 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1915 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO ========================================================== Approved for Reporting No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus HIMMATSINH CHHAGANSINH CHAUHAN ========================================================== Appearance: MR. PRANAV DHAGAT, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Date : 24/07/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The appeal is filed by the appellant State under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned and Special Judge and 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Sabarkantha at Himmatnagar (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Special (Electricity) Case No. 40/2009 on 29.08.2012, whereby, the learned Trial Court has acquitted the respondent for the offence punishable under Section 135(1)(a) of T