Reserved On : 18/03/2026 Pronounced On : 25/03/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1621 of 2010 ==========================================================

STATE OF GUJARAT Versus RATHOD NIKUSINH CHAMPAKSINH ==========================================================

Appearance:

MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR DR BHATT(165) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

CAV JUDGMENT

1. Feeling aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the judgment and order of acquittal, dated 17.06.2010, passed by the learned Special Judge (Electricity) in Special Electricity Case No.14 of 2009, for the offences punishable under Section 135(1)(B) of the Indian Electricity Act, the appellant – State of Gujarat has preferred this appeal under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, “the Code”).

2. The prosecution case as unfolded during the trial before the trial Court is that, on 04.10.2008, the complainant, in the capacity of Junior Engineer, UGVCL, raided the premises of the accused in the night and found that the accused was committing