CR.A/1818/2008

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1818/2008 JUDGMENT DATED: 03/06/2025 2025:GUJHC:27767 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1818 of 2008 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus NATVARBHAI CHHAGANBHAI PATEL & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 ABATED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MR RATHIN P RAVAL(5013) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MS ESHA S BHAVSAR(12116) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MAULIK J.SHELAT Date : 03/06/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The present acquittal appeal has been filed by the State under Section-378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment and order dated 19.04.2008 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.11, Vadodara (hereinafter referred to as “the Trial Court”) in ACB Case No.03 of