HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
M.R. MENGDEY
Satvir Dhirubhai Gida – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent
ORDER :
Order in Criminal Misc. Application No. 1342 of 2025:-
To be listed on 18.03.2025.
Order in Criminal Misc. Application No. 1 of 2025 in Criminal Misc. Application No. 1342 of 2025:-
1. The present application has been preferred by the applicant herein with a prayer to implead the applicant as party respondent in the proceedings of Criminal Misc. Application No.1342 of 2025 which is an application for regular bail filed by one of the accused.
2. Learned senior counsel Mr. Anshin Desai with learned advocate Mr. B. H. Mankad appearing for the applicant in the present application has submitted that the applicant is a victim of the offence which was committed by the respondent herein and having regard to the criminal activities in which the respondent no.2 is involved, the authorities have rightly invoked the provisions of GUJCTOC Act against him. There are three different F.I.R.s registered against the respondent no.2 and all these three F.I.R.s have been lodged against him by personnel of EDF Company of which the applicant is Managing Head and the applicant himself has suffered a murderous assault by the respondent no.2 and thus, the applicant is direct victim of the crimes committ
Victims have the right to be heard at every stage of criminal proceedings, including bail applications, as recognized by the Supreme Court.
The court denied bail due to the applicant's significant involvement in serious offences, including assault resulting in permanent disability, emphasizing the need for careful consideration of the ap....
Victims have the right to be heard in bail proceedings, but they are not necessarily required to be added as parties without statutory mandate.
A victim has the right to be heard in bail proceedings, especially in serious offences, as mandated by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and corresponding rules.
The court balanced the right to individual liberty with the interest of society, considering the severity of the offense and the prima facie involvement of the applicant.
The court ruled that serious allegations and the applicant's extensive criminal history preclude the grant of bail, despite claims of parity with co-accused.
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