CR.A/171/1998

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/171/1998 JUDGMENT DATED: 20/02/2026 2026:GUJHC:13875-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 171 of 1998 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ========================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus BALRAM NARENDRAPAL ========================================== Appearance: MS VRUNDA SHAH APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR P B KHAMBHOLJA(5730) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 20/02/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK) 1. The appellant - State of Gujarat has preferred this appeal under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order dated 10.12.1997 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Rajkot (hereinafter be referred to as “the Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Sat Jul 04 08:20:20 IST 2026 NEUT