CR.A/1750/2021

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1750/2021 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35254 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 1750 of 2021 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ GHANSHYAMBHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: MR RAXIT J DHOLAKIA(3709) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 BAILABLE WARRANT SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MR DHRUV K DAVE(6928) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 15/06/2026 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 21.09.2021 passed by the learned 7 th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vadodara (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). Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:25:49 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1750/2021 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35254 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for th