CR.A/129/1998

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/129/1998 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/05/2025 2025:GUJHC:66216-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 129 of 1998 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI ============================================= Approved for Reporting Yes No NO ============================================= STATE OF GUJARAT Versus RAMESHBHAI SHANBHUBHAI ============================================= Appearance: Ms. Jirga Jhaveri, Addl. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR PRATIK B BAROT(3711) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ============================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI Date : 23/05/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE) 1. The present Appeal is filed at the instance of State challenging judgement and order dated 09.12.1997 passed by Learned Additional Session Judge, Bhavnagar in Sessions case no. 72 of 1997 recording acquittal of the respondent accused from the alleged offence punishable unde