IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1687 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Sd/-

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Approved for Reporting No ==========================================================

STATE OF GUJARAT Versus ANOPSING @ ANUBHA GAGAJI PINGAL ==========================================================

Appearance:

MS. C.M. SHAH, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO Date : 07/10/2025

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. The appeal is filed by the appellant State under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgement and order of acquittal passed by the learned Special Judge, Jamnagar (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Trial Court”) in Special (GEB) Case No. 13/2009 on 26.07.2012, whereby, the learned Trial Court has acquitted the respondent for the offence punishable under Section

135 of The Indian Electricity Act, 2003.

1.1 The respondent is hereinafter referred to as “the accused” as he stood in the original case for the sake of convenienc