IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 350 of 2000 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI ==========================================================

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

STATE OF GUJARAT Versus CHAMANJI @ GORDHANJI HIMMATJI THAKORE & ORS.

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Appearance:

MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 ABATED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 3 MS SHACHI G MATHUR(3069) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1,2,4 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI Date : 24/04/2026

JUDGMENT

(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI)

1. The present Appeal is filed by the Appellant – State of Gujarat under the provisions of sub-sections (1) & (3) of Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( hereinafter be referred to as Cr.P.C. ) challenging the Judgment dated 30.11.1999 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gandhinagar ( hereinafter be referred to as th