CR.A/2276/2023

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2276/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37889 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 2276 of 2023 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ NIKUNJBHAI KISHORBHAI MAKHANIA Versus CHETANBHAI MANHARBHAI PATEL & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: MR ISHAN R VYAS(10865) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR PREM D DAVE(10958) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 BAILABLE WARRANT NOT RECEIVED BACK for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MR. AH MOHAPATRA(6807) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MS DEVANSHIBA D RANA(12399) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 22/06/2026 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 20.07.2023 passed by the learned 18 th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat (hereinafter be referred to as “the Trial Court), whereby the learned trial Court has acquitted the respondent - accused for the offence Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:28:56 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/2276/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37889 under Section 138