CR.A/47/2009

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/47/2009 JUDGMENT DATED: 05/07/2025 2025:GUJHC:37189 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.47 of 2009 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus MAHENDRA @ MANU JIVRAM SONI ========================================================== Appearance: MR DHAWAN JAYSWAL, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. R. MENGDEY Date : 05/07/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal is filed by the Appellant-State under the provisions of Section 378 (1) (3) of Criminal Procedure Code, challenging the impugned Judgment and Order dated 18.10.2008 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.5, Rajkot in Sessions Case No.2 of 2008 whereby the respondent came to be acquitted of the charges levelled against him for the offences punishable under Section 27 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropics Substances Act. Uplo