VIJAYKANT MOTILAL KOTHARI vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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Shivgan 2-Apeal-1120-2011.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1120 OF 2011 Mr. Vijaykant Motilal Kothari Age: 65 yrs, Occ: Business R/At:-6/C, Motibaug, Pune-Satara Road, Pune-411037 …Appellant Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra 2. Om Engineers and Builders Ekta Apartments, 47/22 Erandawane, Law College Road, Pune.4 3. Lalit Amrutlal Shah Age: adult, Occ: Business, R/at 15, Umi Kaushal Society, S.No.585, Bibewadi, Pune 37. 4. Rajendra Amrutlal Shah Age: adult, Occ: Business 5. Devendra Amrutal Shah Age: adult, Occ: Business 6. Amit Lalit Shah Age: adult, Occ: Business 7. Apul Lalit Shah Age: adult, Occ: Business 4 to 6 R/at 15, Umi Kaushal Society S.No.585, Bibewadi, Pune 37 …Respondents Mr. Abhishek Pungliya, for the Appellant. Ms. Poonam P. Bhosale, APP for the Respondent No.1-State. Mr. Subhash Jha along with Siddharth Jha, Sumit Upadhyay i/b Law Global Advocates, for the Respondent Nos. 2 to 7. Page 1 of 15 28th January 2026 Shivgan 2-Apeal-1120-2011.doc CORAM DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J. RESERVED ON: 13th JANUARY 2026 PRONOUNCED ON: 28th JANUARY 2026 JUDGMENT:- 1. This Appeal assails the Judgment and Order dated 31 st January 2011 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 127 of 2008 by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune whereby the Accused namely, Shri Lalit Amrutlal Shah, Rajendra Amrutlal Shah, Devendra Amrutlal Shah, Amit Lalit Shah and Apul Lalit Shah stand acquitted of the offences punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for short 'NI Act') under Section 386(b)(i) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'Cr.P.C.') The Trial Court namely, the Judicial Magistrate, First Class (‘JMFC’), Court No.8 (Link), Pune in S.C.C. No. 0420758 of 2006 had convicted the Accused in the said o