CR.A/444/2002

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/444/2002 JUDGMENT DATED: 01/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:33487-DB IN THE HIGH Court OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 444 of 2002 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SANGEETA K. VISHEN and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS ============================================= Approved for Reporting Yes No ============================================= STATE OF GUJARAT Versus NAVGHAN MATRA BHARVAD & ORS. ============================================= Appearance: MS. DIVYANGNA JHALA, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 ADVOCATE NOTICE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR JM BUDDHBHATTI(1239) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 UNSERVED EXPIRED (R) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 ============================================= CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SANGEETA K. VISHEN and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D. M. VYAS Date : 01/04/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE SANGEETA K. VISHEN) 1. The captioned appeal is directed against the judgment dated 16.01.2002 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Morbi, in Sessions Case No. 58 of 2002, (hereinafter referred to as “the impugned Judgment”) whereby, the or