High Court of Gujarat

KIRITBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDI POA OF BHAVESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

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 appealacquittaladditional evidencewant of prosecutiondismissal

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
 ==========================================================
  KIRITBHAI RAMESHBHAI TRIVEDI POA OF BHAVESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI
                            TRIVEDI
                             Versus
                   STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
 ==========================================================
 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
 ==========================================================

     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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