IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 6431 of 2026 ================================================

CHATURBHAI PARSHOTTAMBHAI BHAVANI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ================================================

Appearance:

APURVA K JANI(7057) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR PRANAV DHAGAT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 17/03/2026

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. 11208002250894 of 2025, registered with Aji Dam Police Station, District: Rajkot City for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 465, 467, 468, 470, 471, 34 and

120B Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC).

3. Heard, the learned advocates for the respective parties.

3.1 The learned advocate for the applicant would submit that:

a) the applicant is not named in the FIR;

b)