High Court of Gujarat
KIRITBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDI POA OF BHAVESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 43-DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT @ FH
- Bench
- SANJEEV THAKER
Holding
The appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution.
Summary
The appellant filed a criminal appeal against an acquittal and a miscellaneous application for additional evidence. No evidence was produced by the prosecution, and no request for adjournment was made despite multiple calls. The court observed that the prosecution had failed to present its case. Consequently, the matter was dismissed for want of prosecution. The order was pronounced by Justice Sanjeev J. Thaker.
Issues considered
- Whether the prosecution has complied with the requirement to present evidence in the appeal
- Whether the court can dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution
Subjects
- criminal appeal
- acquittal
- additional evidence
- want of prosecution
- dismissal
Judgment
R/CR.A/290/2023 ORDER DATED: 11/02/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (AGAINST ACQUITTAL) NO. 290 of 2023
With
CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE) NO. 1 of
2023
In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 290 of 2023
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KIRITBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDI POA OF BHAVESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI
TRIVEDI
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR K S CHANDRANI(6674) for the Appellant(s) No. 1
BAILABLE WARRANT SERVED for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2
MS.AKSHITABA SOLANKI(6782) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2
MR UTKARSH SHARMA, APP for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER
Date : 11/02/2026
ORAL ORDER
None present even in the third call, nor any
request for adjournment is made.
In view of the same, the matter is dismissed for
want of prosecution.
(SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
M.H. DAVE
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHESHKUMAR HASMUKHLAL DAVE(HC00193), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 11/02/2026 17:31:56
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