CR.A/1358/2010

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1358/2010 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35694 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1358 of 2010 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Sd/- ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus BHARWAD MAYABHAI VAGHABHAI ========================================================== Appearance: MS JYOTI BHATT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR. DIVYANG A RAMANI(7180) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 11/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The appellant-State has preferred this appeal under Section 378 (1)(3)of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order dated 09.03.2010 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bhavnagar Camp at Botad (hereinafter be referred to as “the Appellate Court”) in Criminal Case No. of 6 of 2003, whereby the appellate Court has acquitted the original accused -respondent from the Page 1 of 14 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:07:59 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1358/2010 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35694 offence punishable under Sections 279, 337, 338 and 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter be referred to as “IPC”) and under Section 134, 184 and 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act. 2. Short facts of the prosecution case are that the respondent-accused was driving Tempo bearing Registration No. GJ-14-T-6675 on 01.02.1998 towards Botad carrying passengers, including the complainant. It is the cas