IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 6993 of 2026 ==========================================================

RAMESHBHAI DHARAMSHIBHAI KANKAD Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ==========================================================

Appearance:

MR BM MANGUKIYA(437) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS BELA A PRAJAPATI(1946) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR ROHAN N SHAH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 30/03/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service of notice of rule for respondent – State of Gujarat.

2. By way of this 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. 11193004260099 of 2026, registered with Amreli (Rural) Police Station, District: Amreli, for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 351(2), 352 and 54 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The short facts of the matter are as follows:

The FIR is lodged by the complainant Hiteshbhai Bab