CR.A/2229/2009

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2229/2009 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36301 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2229 of 2009 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ KAHAN ENTERPRISE - THRO' HARSHADKUMAR RAJNIKANT SHAH Versus NEWTON ENGINEERING AND CHEMICALS LIMITED & ORS. ================================================================ Appearance: MS RIDDHI K JOSHI(13078) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 KAUSHAL S JANI(7627) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 MR RAJ H JOBANPUTRA(10779) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 4 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 17/06/2026 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 13.10.2009 passed by the learned 14th Additional Senior Civil Judge, Vadodara (hereinafter be referred to as “the Trial Court), whereby the learned trial Court had acquitted the respondents - accused for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:38:37 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2229/2009 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36301 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for short). 2. Heard lea