CR.A/577/1997

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/577/1997 JUDGMENT DATED: 16/01/2026 2026:GUJHC:3857-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 577 of 1997 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus JASHWANTSINH KHUMANSINH CHAUHAN ========================================== Appearance: MR ROHAN RAVAL APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR PV PATADIYA(5924) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE GITA GOPI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 16/01/2026 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 31.03.1997 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sabarkantha at Himmatnagar (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Sessions Case No.89 of 1