CR.A/735/2019

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/735/2019 JUDGMENT DATED: 25/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38897 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 735 of 2019 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== AASHISH JAYANTILAL JARIWALA PROPRIETOR OF PADMAVATI INVESTMENTS Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR P P MAJMUDAR(5284) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS JYOTI BHATT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 25/06/2026 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 17.01.2019 passed by the learned 15 th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat (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 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for short). Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 21:30:57 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/735/2019 JUDGMENT DATED: 25/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:38897 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent – State of Gujarat and learned counsel for th