CR.MA/15533/2024

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.MA/15533/2024 JUDGMENT DATED: 12/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35461 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 15533 of 2024 In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/29673/2024 With F/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 29673 of 2024 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ================================================================ Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================ M/s. ANKUR POLYMERS THRO ANKUR PRAKASHCHANDRA CHOKHAWALA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. ================================================================ Appearance: VISHAL K ANANDJIWALA(7798) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR CHINTAN S POPAT(5004) for the Respondent(s) No. 3,4 NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2 NOTICE UNSERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 5 MS JYOTI BHATT, ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================================ CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 12/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The present application is filed by the applicant – original complainant under Section 378(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Code’ for short) seeking leave to appeal against the judgment and order dated 03.06.2024 passed by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Surat (hereinafter be referred to as “the Trial Court, whereby the learned trial Court had Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:18:06 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.MA/15533/2024 JUDGMENT DATED: 12/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:35461 acquitted the respondents - accused for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NI Act’ for short). 2. Heard l