CR.A/1256/2022

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1256/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 12/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34919 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 1256 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ MAHESHBHAI SHIVARAMBHAI SADHU Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ================================================================ Appearance: MR YASH K DAVE(10269) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 VISHAL K ANANDJIWALA(7798) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR AFTABHUSEN ANSARI(5320) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2,3 MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. 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) against the judgment and order dated 01.01.2022 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Anjar-Kutch (hereinafter be referred to as “the Trial Court), whereby the learned trial Court had acquitted the respondent - accused for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:11:34 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1256/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 12/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34919 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for short). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respecti