IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 10363 of 2026 ==========================================================

MEHUL DINESHCHANDRA SHAHSTRI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR.HITENDRA D RAJPUT(7224) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS KRINA CALLA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS Date : 04/05/2026 ORAL ORDER

1. Learned advocate Mr. K.H. Bhatt submits that he has instructions to appear on behalf of the respondent no.2 - complainant. He is permitted to file his vakalatnama. The Registry shall accept his vakalatnama.

2. By way of preferring the present application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the applicant-accused seeks to invoke the inherent powers of this Court, praying to quash and set-aside the judgment and order dated 16.02.2026 passed by the learned Additional Judicial Magistrate First Class, Gandhinagar, in Criminal Case No. 2688 of 2025, for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments