CR.A/1681/2012

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1681/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 29/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:39115 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1681 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================== M/S. HINDUSTAN COCO-COLA BEVERAGES PVT.LTD. Versus SUVJI DISTRIBUTOR & ORS. ========================================== Appearance: GANDHI LAW ASSOCIATES(12275) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS KD PARMAR(589) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MS JYOTI BHATT APP for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 29/06/2026 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 20.10.2011 passed by the learned 3rd Additional Senior Civil Judge and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ahmedabad (Rural), Ahmedabad Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:54:52 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1681/2012 JUDGMENT DATED: 29/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:39115 (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 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for short). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 3. Learned counsel appearing for t