IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 12790 of 2025 In F/CRIMINAL APPEAL/24710/2025 With F/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 24710 of 2025 ==========================================================

HIMESH RAGHUVIRBHAI YAGNIK Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MS MAMTA R VYAS(994) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR ARPIT P PATEL(5497) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 MR. HAIDERKHAN PATHAN(15072) for the Respondent(s) No. 2 MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER Date : 17/03/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. This application is filed under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (“Code or CrPC”)/ Section 419(4) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (‘BNSS’ for short) by the Complainant seeking leave to appeal to challenge the judgment and order impugned passed by the learned trial Court, whereby the Ld. Trial Court had acquitted the Respondent/s-Accused of charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as the `NI Act’ for