ORDER :

1. By way of the present petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the petitioners have prayed for their release on anticipatory bail in case of arrest in connection with the FIR registered as C.R.No.11191020230357 of 2023 registered with Vastrapur Police Station, Ahmedabad City.

2. Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that considering the nature of allegations, role attributed to the petitioners, the petitioners may be enlarged on anticipatory bail by imposing suitable conditions.

3. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent-State has opposed grant of anticipatory bail looking to the nature and gravity of the offence.

4. Heard the learned Advocates for the respective parties and perused the papers.

5. Having heard the learned advocate for the parties and perusing the investigation papers, it is equally incumbent upon the Court to exercise its discretion judiciously, cautiously and strictly in compliance with the basic principles laid down in a plethora of decisions of the Hon’ble Apex Court on the point. It is well settled that, among other circumstances, the factors to be borne in mind while considering an appl