IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 667 of 2002 With R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 478 of 2002 With R/CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO. 280 of 2002 ========================================================== STATE OF GUJARAT Versus JAGDISHBHAI HARIBHAI KAGADADA ========================================================== Appearance: MR MANAN MEHTA, APP for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR EKANT G AHUJA(5323) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. T. VACHHANI Date : 07/02/2026 ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI) 1. Upon a submission made by Mr.Manan Mehta, APP appearing for the appellant, wherein Mr.Mehta has placed on record the statements of the daughter of deceased Jagdishbhai Haribhai Kagadada viz. Bindiben Chetanbhai Salla and the son-in-law of the deceased viz. Chetanbhai Arvindbhai Salla, having been recorded on 06.02.2026, it is stated that accused Jagdishbhai expired before 20 years, as far back as in the year 2006. 2. It is recorded that, in absence of any record with the Gram Panchayat, the above statement have been recorded by Mr.S. R. Gohil, Police Inspector, Jasdan Police Station. The said statement is ordered to be taken on record. Police Constable Mr.Bhaveshbhai Dineshbhai Chhaida, Jasdan Police Station, is also present before this Court. p. 1 3. Upon such statements having been recorded, Criminal Appeal No. 667 of 2002 stands disposed of as having abated. In view of the same, Criminal Appeal No. 478 of 2002 and Criminal Revision Application No. 280 of 2002 also stand disposed of as having become infructuous. (VAIBHAVI D. NANAVATI,J) (R. T. VACHHANI, J) MVP p. 2 Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judges.