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CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY
Jay Chandrakant Joshi – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. In this application filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC), the applicant challenges the legal validity of the order dated 21.09.2019 of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad passed in Criminal Revision Application No. 460 of 2018 dismissing the said revision and confirming the order of the trial Court dismissing the application filed by the applicant under Section 239 of CrPC seeking discharge from the criminal case that is filed against him.
2. Heard, the learned counsel for the applicant and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent – State.
3. The facts leading to the lis in this application may briefly be stated as follow:
3.1 As per the prosecution version, the accused No. 1 has been residing in England. The accused No. 2 has earlier visited England to pursue his studies. At that time, he stayed as Paying Guest with the accused No. 1. So, they got acquaintance with each other. Thereafter, the accused No. 2 came back to India and he has been residing in Ahmedabad, which is his hometown. The accused No. 1 came to India and visited Ahmedabad, which was his hometown earlier.
3.2 At that time, it is stated that on
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