High Court of Gujarat

VINODKUMAR KISHORLAL MINAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: DISPOSED AS INFRUCTUOUS
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The revision application is dismissed as infructuous because the accused died.

Summary

The petitioner, Vinodkumar Kishorlal Mina, filed a criminal revision application challenging the trial court's acquittal under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The respondent No.2, Anil Kanjibhai Thakkar, died on 28 November 2025, and a death certificate was produced before the court. The revision sought to set aside the acquittal despite the death of the accused. The court noted that the death of the accused renders the pending revision ineffective. Consequently, the court disposed of the application as infructuous, effectively dismissing the petition.

Issues considered

Whether a criminal revision application against an acquittal can proceed when the accused has died?

Legislation cited

Negotiable Instruments Act

Subjects

Criminal RevisionAcquittalNegotiable Instruments ActDeath of accusedInfructuous

Judgment

      R/CR.RA/1152/2019                                                              ORDER DATED: 02/04/2026




               IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

   R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION (AGAINST ACQUITTAL -
       NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT) NO. 1152 of 2019

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                   VINODKUMAR KISHORLAL MINA
                               Versus
                     STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR G R MANAV(6064) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR BC DAVE(245) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                            Date : 02/04/2026

                                                 ORAL ORDER

          Learned Advocate for the respondent no.2 has tendered a copy of

Death Certificate of the respondent no.2 – Anil Kanjibhai Thakkar, who

died on 28.11.2025. The copy of Death Certificate of the respondent no.2

is taken on record.

          Since the acquittal order is assailed in the present application and

in view of the demise of the respondent no.2 – accused pending the

present application, the present application is disposed of as having

become infructuous.




                                                                             (HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
ANKIT JANSARI
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANKIT YOGESHBHAI JANSARI(HCW0109), ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE I, at High Court of Gujarat on 02/04/2026 17:01:06




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