CR.A/3078/2008

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/3078/2008 JUDGMENT DATED: 10/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34408 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 3078 of 2008 With CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR BRINGING HEIRS) NO. 1 of 2023 In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 3078 of 2008 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== THE VISNAGAR NAGRIK SAHAKARI BANK LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) Versus PATEL RITESHKUMAR BABULAL THRO PATEL BABULAL MANDAS & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR DIPAK R DAVE(1232) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS JYOTI BHATT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 RULE SERVED BY DS for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 10/06/2026 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 30.06.2007 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Unjha (hereinafter be 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 Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:46:03 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/3078/2008 JUDGMENT DATED: 10/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34408 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for short). 2