IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (POSSESSION OF MUDDAMAL)

NO. 13740 of 2025 ==========================================================

KANUBHAI CHAMPAKLAL PANCHAL Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ==========================================================

Appearance:

MR GAJENDRA P BAGHEL(2968) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. SANDIP K THAKKAR(15177) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS VRUNDA SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 13/10/2025

ORAL ORDER

RULE. Learned APP waives notice of rule for and on behalf of the respondents.

[1.0] The petitioner has preferred this petition, seeking to invoke extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 and supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India so also inherent powers of this Court under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) [section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973] with a prayer to release Muddamal Vehicle i.e TATA Indica Vista car bearing RTO registration No. GJ 21 AA 4273.

[2.0] The case of the prosecution is that while