CR.A/1501/2011

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1501/2011 JUDGMENT DATED: 29/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:39117 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1501 of 2011 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================== STATE OF GUJARAT - THRO' SOMALAL AMULAKH PUROHIT, DRUG INSPE Versus RAMESHCHANDRA AMRUTLAL LOHANA & ANR. ========================================== Appearance: MS JIRGA JHAVERI APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR BHARAT T RAO(697) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 29/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The appellant - State of Gujarat has preferred this appeal under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment and order dated 30.05.2011 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Junagadh (hereinafter be referred to as “the trial Court”) in Criminal Case No. 2161 of 1984, whereby the trial Court has acquitted the original accused (respondents herein) for the offences punishable under Section 18(A)(C) of the Drugs A