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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD [On note for speaking to minutes of order dated 14/07/2025 in R/CR.A/1238/2024 ]

CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE) NO.

1 of 2024 In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1238 of 2024 ==========================================================

SANJEEVKUMAR RAJENDRABHAI BHATT (IPS)

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ==========================================================

Appearance:

MS. KRUTI M SHAH(2428) for the PETITIONER(s) No. 1 MR MITESH AMIN, AAG WITH MR ADITYA JADEJA & MR K M ANTANI, APP for the RESPONDENT(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 21/07/2025

IA ORDER

(PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)

1. Considering the averments made in the Note for Speaking to Minutes, the same is allowed.

2. The words “Gazetted Officer” in paragraph-14 of the judgment dated 14.07.2025 passed by this Court be substituted and be read as words “Police Officer”.

3. Registry to carry out the necessary corrections in the order and issue a fresh writ of the same. Rest of the order shall remain unaltered.

(ILESH J. VORA,J)

(P. M. RAVAL, J)

TAUSIF SAIYED

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (FOR SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE)

NO. 1 of 2024 In R/CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1238 of 2024 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL ===============================================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No ================================================================

SANJEEVKUMAR RAJENDRABHAI BHATT (IPS)

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ================================================================

Appearance:

MS. NITYA RAMAKRISHNAN, SR. ADV WITH MS KRUTI M SHAH WITH MS STUTI RAI, ADVOCATE for the PETITIONER MR JM PANCHAL, SR. ADV. WITH MR. K. J. PANCHAL Advocate for victim MR MITESH AMIN, AAG WITH MR HARDIK DAVE, PP WITH MR KM ANTANI & MR LB DABHI, APP for the RESPONDENT No. 1 ================================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 14/07/2025 IA JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ILESH J. VORA)

1. The applicant, original accused no.2 – Sanjeevkumar Bhatt was tried for the offence under Sections 17, 18, 21, 27A, 29, 58(1) and 58(2) of Narcotics Drugs and

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Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (“the NDPS Act”for short) and sections 116, 120B, 167, 204, 343, 109, 465, 471, 119 read with Section 120B, 34 and

109 of the IPC.

2. The applicant meticulously hatched a serious criminal conspiracy to get valuable property which was occupied by the victim (PW-15), vacated by falsely implicating him in a serious offence of narcotic. Under the direct instructions and supervision, the applicant, his subordinate police officials, procured the opium drugs narcotic substance, based on false information, planted in the hotel room and went to Rajasthan, picked up the victim at mid-night and brought him at Palanpur, Banaskantha, Gujarat. Thereafter, the victim was brought before the applicant, who bargains with him for vacating the property in lieu of being released from a serious offence of NDPS and plan was succeeded as the family members of the victim

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vacated the premises. The closure report under Section 169 thereafter came to be filed, inter-alia, stating that the victim is not the real person.

3. The trial court vide its order dated 28.10.2024, has convicted the applicant and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 20 years for the offence punishable under Sections 21(c) and 27(A) of the NDPS Act and also sentenced under the following sections of the NDPS Act and Indian Penal Code.

Section	Imprisonme Fine nt	In default
S.21(c) of NDPS	R.I. for 20 Rs.2 lakhs years	Imprisonment

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