CR.A/380/2022

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/380/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37481 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 380 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== SATANARAYAN PETROLEUM CO. THRO DILIPSINH GHANSHYAMSINH VAGHELA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: VATSAL S PARIKH(7452) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 BAILABLE WARRANT UNSERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MS JYOTI BHATT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE UNSERVED 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 13.07.2019 passed by the learned 4 th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bhavnagar (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 Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 21:07:20 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/380/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37481 Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for short). 2. Heard learned counsel appe