CR.A/240/2013

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/240/2013 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37876 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 240 of 2013 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ✔ ========================================== SURENDRA RATANSINH RAOL Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================== Appearance: MR RAKESH SHARMA FOR MR KARTIK V PANDYA(2435) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS JIRGA JHAVERI APP for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE NOT RECD BACK for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 ========================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 23/06/2026 ORAL 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 20.09.2012 passed by the learned Metropolitant Magistrate, Negotiable Instruments Act, Court No.29, Ahmedabad (hereinafter be Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:53:17 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/240/2013 JUDGMENT DATED: 23/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37876 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). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 3. This matter is required to be transferred in view of the recent decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Celestium