IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1713 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1708 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1709 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1710 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1711 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1740 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1812 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1862 of 2012 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1050 of 2013 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1598 of 2013 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1599 of 2013 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1600 of 2013 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.S. SUPEHIA ================================================================

1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?

2 To be referred to the Reporter or not ?

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DR. MAYABEN SURENDRABHAI KODNANI Versus S.I.T ================================================================

Appearance:

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1713/12 MR ND NANAVATI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR HARDIK A DAVE, ADVOCATE for the Appellant CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1708/12 MR BB NAIK, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR SAMIR J DAVE, MR HEMANT M PRACHHAK AND MR PARTHIV A BHATT, ADVOCATES for the Appellants No.1, 26, 34, 39 & 47 MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE,with MR JAY M THAKKAR, ADVOCATE for rest of the Appellants CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1709/12 MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR RAHUL R DHOLAKIA, ADVOCATE for the Appellants CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1710-1711/12 MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR PRAVIN GONDALIYA, ADVOCATE for the Appellants CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1740/12 MR BHARGAV M BHATT, ADVOCATE for the Appellant CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1812/12 MR MIHIR DESAI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, MR YN RAVANI with MR KALPESH N SHASTRI, ADVOCATES for the Appellants MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR PRAVIN GONDALIYA, for respondent No.1 CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1862/12 MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR PRAVIN GONDALIYA, for the Appellant CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1713/12, 1708-1711/12, 1740/12, 1862/12 AND 1812/12 MR PRASHANT G DESAI, SENIOR ADVOCATE/Special Public Prosecutor MR RC KODEKAR, Special Assistant Public Prosecutor MR GAURANG A VYAS, Special Asstt. Public Prosecutor MR KUNAL AMIN AND MR PRAKASH KAPOOR, ADVOCATES on behalf of the respondent-State CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1050/13 AND 1598-1600/2013 MR PRASHANT G DESAI, SENIOR ADVOCATE/Special. Public Prosecutor MR RC KODEKAR, Special Assistant Public Prosecutor MR GAURANG A VYAS, Special Assistant Public Prosecutor MR KUNAL AMIN AND MR PRAKASH KAPOOR, ADVOCATES on behalf of the Appellant-State MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE with MR PRATIK B BAROT, ADVOCATE for the Respondents No.1, 3-5 (Criminal Appeal No.1050/13)

MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR PRAVIN GONDALIYA, for the Respondents (Criminal Appeal No.1598/13)

MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR PRAVIN GONDALIYA, for the Respondent No.1 (Criminal Appeal No.1599/13)

MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR COUNSEL, with MR JAY M THAKKAR, for the Respondents No.2-6 (Criminal Appeal No.1599/13)

MR YS LAKHANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE, with MR JAY M THAKKAR, for the Respondents (Criminal Appeal No.1600/13)

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.S. SUPEHIA Date : 20/04/2018

COMMON CAV JUDGMENT

(PER : HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI)

Considering the length of the judgment, it is deemed fit to provide an index for ready reference.

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