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2002 Supreme(SC) 982

Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai – Appellant
Versus
State Of Gujarat – Respondent


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ORDER

In these two petitions filed by the police inspectors serving the Gujarat State, it has been contended that prosecuting agency has no right to ask for remand of petitioners (accused) for the purpose of collecting evidence and the application moved for remand of the petitioners (accused) was unjustified because anticipatory bail was granted to them.

2. It is the prosecution version, as per the FIR lodged on 7.2.2002 by the Assistant Commissioner of Police D Division, Surat that petitioners and other police personnel are involved in offences punishable under Sections 429, 420, 465, 468, 477-A and 114 IPC. It is alleged that when they were working at various police stations, they have committed offences during the period from 20.2.1992 to 23.11.2001 by replacement of mudammal articles including golden ornaments by other spurious articles, misappropriation of the amount which was kept at the police station, unauthorised auction of the property which was seized and kept in the police custody pending trial and tampering with the records of police station. The High Court by its judgment and order dated 20.6.2002 rejected the application against the order passed by the trial court gr











































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Judicial Analysis

None of the cases explicitly indicate that they have been overruled, reversed, or explicitly treated as bad law based solely on the language provided. Most references cite the same case of Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai (AIR 2003 SC 638) as a binding or guiding precedent, suggesting continued judicial respect and adherence rather than rejection or disapproval. There are no clear phrases such as "overruled," "reversed," "criticized," or "abrogated" in the provided list. Therefore, no case is definitively identified as bad law from the available data.

The majority of references (e.g., Kishan Lal son of Sohan Lal and Navin Kumar Jain son of Vinay Kumar Jain VS State of Uttar Pradesh and O. P. Ratoori, Assistant Commissioner, Sales Tax - 2005 0 Supreme(All) 1750, RAMESH KUMAR VS STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH PP - 2019 0 Supreme(Raj) 416, Valaram VS State, Through PP - 2019 0 Supreme(Raj) 488, Sachitanand Rai VS State Of UP - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 215, Mukesh Kumar VS State of Rajasthan - 2023 0 Supreme(Raj) 2152, Naison. K. Davis S/o. Davis VS State Of Kerala Represented By Public Prosecutor, High Court Of Kerala - 2023 0 Supreme(Ker) 960, Omprakash VS State of U. P. , Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 413, Lalit Kishore Nagar VS State Of Rajasthan - 2023 0 Supreme(Raj) 2051, Cholamandalm Insurance Company VS State of Rajasthan - 2023 0 Supreme(Raj) 1806, Boghabhai Balabhai Kodiyatar VS State Of Gujarat - 2024 0 Supreme(Guj) 186, Mustakeem Begum VS State Of U. P. - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 663, Puranmal Satyanarain Sawai Madhopur VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1154, Jai Traders VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1046, Rajendra Kumar Saini VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1150, Chandra Sekhar Rajbhar VS State Of U. P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 264, Mahendra Singh VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1176, Mujtaba Ali Khan VS Judicial Magistrate-Iii, Lucknow - 2023 0 Supreme(All) 321, Santosh Chowdhury VS State of West Bengal - 2023 0 Supreme(Cal) 185, Mujtaba Ali Khan VS Judicial Magistrate-Iii, Lucknow - 2023 0 Supreme(All) 321, Jigar Amrutlal Patel VS State Of Gujarat - 2024 0 Supreme(Guj) 2168, Rahul P. U. S/o Unnikrishnan P. V. VS Geologist Department of Mining and Geology, Palakkad - 2022 0 Supreme(Ker) 897, Mukesh Kumar VS State of Rajasthan - 2023 0 Supreme(Raj) 2152, Naison. K. Davis S/o. Davis VS State Of Kerala Represented By Public Prosecutor, High Court Of Kerala - 2023 0 Supreme(Ker) 960, Balraj @ Dhillu VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1124, Akhilesh M. U. , S/o. Muraleedharan V. VS State of Kerala, Represented by the Public Prosecutor - 2023 0 Supreme(Ker) 780, Puranmal Satyanarain Sawai Madhopur VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1154, Jai Traders VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1046, Rajendra Kumar Saini VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1150, Chandra Sekhar Rajbhar VS State Of U. P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 264, Boghabhai Balabhai Kodiyatar VS State Of Gujarat - 2024 0 Supreme(Guj) 186, Mustakeem Begum VS State Of U. P. - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 663, Puranmal Satyanarain Sawai Madhopur VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1154, Jai Traders VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1046, Rajendra Kumar Saini VS State of Rajasthan - 2024 0 Supreme(Raj) 1150] consistently cite or rely upon the principles and directions laid down in Sunderbhai Ambalal Desai (AIR 2003 SC 638). These references show respect for the case’s guidelines on the disposal and custody of seized property, especially vehicles, emphasizing timely release and judicial exercise of powers.

Multiple references (e.g., MUNTAZIR VS STATE OF U. P. - 2017 0 Supreme(All) 2254, RAMESH KUMAR VS STATE OF RAJASTHAN, THROUGH PP - 2019 0 Supreme(Raj) 416, Valaram VS State, Through PP - 2019 0 Supreme(Raj) 488, Sachitanand Rai VS State Of UP - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 215, Mukesh Kumar VS State of Rajasthan - 2023 0 Supreme(Raj) 2152, Naison. K. Davis S/o. Davis VS State Of Kerala Represented By Public Prosecutor, High Court Of Kerala - 2023 0 Supreme(Ker) 960, Omprakash VS State of U. P. , Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. - 2024 0 Supreme(All) 413, Lalit Kishore Nagar VS State Of Rajasthan - 2023 0 Supreme(Raj) 2051, Cholamandalm Insurance Company VS State of Rajasthan - 2023 0 Supreme(Raj) 1806) explicitly rely on or mention the case as a guiding authority for procedural directions, indicating the case is still considered good law and authoritative.

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