CR.A/124/2022

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/124/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37877 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 124 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================== KAMLESH BABUBHAI PATEL Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================== Appearance: MR VICKY B MEHTA(5422) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR RAKESH SHARMA FOR MR KARTIK V PANDYA(2435) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MS JIRGA JHAVERI APP for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 23/06/2026 ORAL 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) against the judgment and order dated 17.03.2021 passed by the lea