CR.A/1172/2021

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1172/2021 JUDGMENT DATED: 12/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34895 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 1172 of 2021 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== PRAJAPATI VIJAYBHAI MELABHAI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: DEVESH K SHAH(9595) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HARSH K RAVAL(9068) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS ARCHANA P PATEL(5430) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MS JYOTI BHATT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 12/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal is filed by the appellant – original complainant under Section 378 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’ for short) / under Section 419 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as ‘BNSS’ for short) agains