CR.A/2027/2018

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2027/2018 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36975 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 2027 of 2018 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ ASHOKBHAI RAMJIBHAI MANIYA PROPRIETOR/AUTHORIZED PERSON OF ZEEL CONSTRUCTIONS Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ================================================================ Appearance: MR YV VAGHELA(2450) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2,3 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 19/06/2026 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 sh