CR.A/889/2025

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/889/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34495 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 889 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Sd/- ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ========================================================== SADHNABEN VASANTBHAI BALSHARAF Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: DR. HARDIK K RAVAL(6366) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS JYOTI BHATT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 11/06/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal is filed by the appellant – original complainant under Section 419 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 against the judgment and order dated 24.09.2024 passed by the learned 17 th Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, NIA Court No.36, Ahmedabad (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’ Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:45:20 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/889/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34495 for short). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent No.1 – State of Gujarat has submitted that this matter is required to be transferred in view of the recent decision of the Hon’ble Supreme C