CR.A/774/2021

NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/774/2021 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34902 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 774 of 2021 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ AJAYBHAI BHAGWANBHAI PANCHAL Versus USHABEN SHAILESHBHAI PATANI & ANR. ================================================================ Appearance: MANAN K PANERI(7959) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR.SANJAYKUMAR S PATEL(9833) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR PANKAJ S CHAUDHARY(3269) 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 : 11/06/2026 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 (hereinaft