CR.A/1798/2025

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1798/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 25/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:39145 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 1798 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ VINOD BHAICHAND VARAIYA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: VISHAL K ANANDJIWALA(7798) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MS NEHA C SHUKLA(6172) 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 : 25/06/2026 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 11.01.2024 passed by the learned 2nd Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gandhidham - Kutch (hereinafter be referred to as “the Trial Court), whereby the learned trial Court has acquitted the respondent - accused for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:35:55 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/1798/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 25/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:39145 short). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for t