RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD THRO POA HARDIKBHAI PRAFULCHANDRA DAVE vs STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR( — CR.A/2814/2023

Case under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138. Disposed: --97-DISPOSED AS TRANSFER TO DISTRICT/SESSION COURT N.I. ACT. on 24th March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GJHC240708352023

Filing Number

CR.A/38666/2023

Filing Date

19-Oct-2023

Registration No

CR.A/2814/2023

Registration Date

21-Dec-2023

Judge

Honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thaker

Coram

Honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thaker

Bench Type

SINGLE

Category

574-SJ - APPEAL - AGAINST ACQUITTAL - INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 ( 574 )

Sub-Category

2194-SJ - APPEAL - AGAINST ACQUITTAL - INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 - NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT, 1881 UNDER SECTION 138 ( 2194 )

Judicial Branch

JUDICIAL

Decision Date

24-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

--97-DISPOSED AS TRANSFER TO DISTRICT/SESSION COURT N.I. ACT.

Last updated 10-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 138

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD THRO POA HARDIKBHAI PRAFULCHANDRA DAVE

    Adv. NANAVATI ASSOCIATES(

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - PUBLIC PROSECUTOR(

  2. 2.M/S ANR FABTEX PVT. LTD. COMPANY

    Adv. RULE UNSERVED(

  3. 3.,BAILABLE WARRANT NOT RECEIVED BACK(

  4. 4.ROHTASKUMAR ROHIT

    Adv. RULE UNSERVED(

  5. 5.,BAILABLE WARRANT NOT RECEIVED BACK(

  6. 6.ADITYA KUMAR

    Adv. RULE UNSERVED(

  7. 7.,BAILABLE WARRANT NOT RECEIVED BACK(

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 24-Mar-2026

    Honourable Ms. Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen,honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thakerView PDF

    The High Court of Gujarat transferred Reliance Industries' acquittal appeal against a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act charge to the Sessions Court, citing a recent Supreme Court judgment establishing that complainants in such cases have a specific right to appeal to the immediately superior court. The High Court disposed of the appeal without examining its merits, directing the Sessions Court to treat it as an appeal under Section 372 of the CrPC/Section 413 of BNSS and expeditiously dispose of the matter. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 24-Mar-2026

    200-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thaker

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    200-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thaker

  5. 09-Mar-2026

    200-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thaker

  6. 26-Feb-2026

    Honourable Ms. Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen,honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thakerView PDF

  7. 26-Feb-2026

    200-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thaker

  8. 12-Feb-2026

    Honourable Ms. Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen,honourable Mr.justice Sanjeev J.thakerView PDF

  9. 21-Dec-2023

    Honourable Mr. Justice Umesh A. Trivedi,honourable Mrs. Justice M. K. ThakkerView PDF

  10. 21-Dec-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 19-Oct-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. CR.A/2814/2023

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Gujarat transferred Reliance Industries' acquittal appeal against a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act charge to the Sessions Court, citing a recent Supreme Court judgment establishing that complainants in such cases have a specific right to appeal to the immediately superior court. The High Court disposed of the appeal without examining its merits, directing the Sessions Court to treat it as an appeal under Section 372 of the CrPC/Section 413 of BNSS and expeditiously dispose of the matter. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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