Gujarat High Court
State Of Gujarat vs M/S Sanjay Distributors on 3 February, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) NO. 17316
of 2022
In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1853 of 2022
With
R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1853 of 2022
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STATE OF GUJARAT
Versus
M/s SANJAY DISTRIBUTORS & ORS.
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Appearance:
Mr. Bhargav Pandya, APP for the Applicant(s) No. 1
ABATED for the Respondent(s) No. 4,7,8
MR.JAY S SHAH(7244) for the Respondent(s) No. 1,10,11,2,3,5,6,9
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE S.V. PINTO
Date : 03/02/2025
ORAL ORDER
ORDER IN CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION:
1. Heard learned APP Mr. Bhargav Pandya for the
applicant - State and perused the impugned judgment and
order of acquittal.
2. The State has preferred the present application seeking
leave to appeal against the judgment and order of acquittal
dated 03.07.2019 passed by the learned 3 rd Additional Chief
Judicial Magistrate, Mehsana in Criminal Case No. 3619 of
2007, whereby, the learned Trial Court acquitted the
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opponent for the offence punishable under Section 3(b) read
with Section 18(a)(i) and Section 27(c) of the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, 1940.
3. Learned APP submits that the prosecution had
examined 3 witnesses and produced 44 documentary
evidences but the learned Trial Court has not appreciated
the evidence properly and the impugned judgment and
order of acquittal has resulted into miscarriage of justice.
The prosecution has a good case on merits and the
application may be allowed.
3.1 Learned APP has placed on the order of this Court
passed in State of Gujarat V. Prafulbhai Kansinh Zala in
CR.M.A. No. 14092 of 2024, wherein, this Court in para 10
has observed as under:
"10. In view of the aforesaid analysis of the provisions
of law and also the relevant judgment of the Apex
Court as well as other High Court on the very
issue, this Court is of the view for the purpose of
seeking leave to appeal under Section 378(3) of
the Code of Criminal Procedure, equivalent
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Section 419 of BNSS. Against the judgment and
order of acquittal by the trial Court/Sessions
Court, no separate application seeking leave to
appeal is required to be filed by the appellants. It
is sufficient fulfillment of the requirement of the
provisions of law to make a prayer seeking leave
to appeal within the memo of appeal. The
composite petition/appeal memo praying for leave
to appeal, admission of appeal and challenge to
impugned judgment and order of acquittal will
meet with the requirement of provisions of the
Code.
4. Perused the impugned judgment and order of acquittal
and heard learned APP and considering the facts and
circumstances of the case, this is a fit case to grant leave to
appeal. Consequently, the present application is allowed
and is disposed of accordingly.
(S. V. PINTO,J)
VASIM S. SAIYED
