CR.A/906/2015

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/906/2015 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35679 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 906 of 2015 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== M/S. ATUL GLASS WORKS Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: ADVOCATE NOTICE SERVED 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. 2,3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 15/06/2026 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 09.10.2014 passed by the learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court No. 33, 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’ for Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:11:55 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/906/2015 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35679 short). 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent – State of Gujara