IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 445 of 2005

With

R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1981 of 2005

FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS Sd/-

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Approved for Reporting Yes No

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ARVINDBHAI BABARBHAI PATEL

Versus

THE STATE OF GUJARAT

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Appearance:

MR SATISH A PANDYA(556) for the Appellant(s) No. 1

MS ASMITA PATEL, APP for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1

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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS

Date : 28/11/2025

COMMON ORAL JUDGMENT

1. The present Criminal Appeals Nos.445 of 2005 and 1981 of 2005 have been preferred under Sections 374 and 377 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, by the convict and the State, respectively, and are directed against the judgment and order of conviction and sentence dated 14.02.2005 passed by the learned Special Judge, Fast Track Court No.3, Navsari, in Special Case

No.8 of 2001.

2. By the aforesaid judgment and order of conviction and sentence, the trial court has held the a