CR.A/971/2012

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/971/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 24/07/2025 2025:GUJHC:41347 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 971 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO ========================================================== Approved for Reporting No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus MOTIBHAI CHELABHAI DESAI & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS. C.M. SHAH, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 APURVA DAVE(3777) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2 MR HARSHIL G BHAVSAR(11263) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 MR RUTURAJ NANAVATI(5624) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 NOTICE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 4 ========================================================== 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(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned Special Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 5, City Civil and Sessions Court, Ahmedabad (hereinafter