ORDER :

RULE. Learned APP waives service of notice of Rule for and on behalf of the respondent No.1 – State of Gujarat and Mr. Raval waives for respondent No.2.

1. By way of the present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “ BNSS ”), the applicant has prayed for anticipatory bail in the event of arrest in connection with the FIR being C.R. No. 11213005240125 of 2024 registered with Bhadla Police Station, Rajkot Rural, for the offences punishable under Sections 306 and 114 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

2. Learned advocate for the applicant submits that the applicant has nothing to do with the offence. The applicant is accused No.2 in the FIR and has not played any role or any connection with the complainant or his deceased father. The applicant was working as a driver with Irrigation Department and on the day of incident, he being a driver of accused No.1 took accused No.1 in Government vehicle, who is Executive Engineer of Irrigation Department at the land where the deceased was digging the land and when accused No.1 asked