CR.A/689/2003

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/689/2003 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/01/2026 2026:GUJHC:8638-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 689 of 2003 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ✓ ================================================================ THE STATE OF GUJARAT Versus JESANGJI ARJANJI THAKOR ================================================================ Appearance: MR MANAN MEHTA, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 NOTICE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI Date : 17/01/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN M. DESAI) 1. The present appeal is filed by the appellant-State under Section 378(1)(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “CrPC”) assailing the judgment and order of acquittal dated 25.02.2003 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court, Gandhinagar in Sessions Case No.46 of 2001,