IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO.

2620 of 2025 ========================================================

NIRAJKUMAR @ PINTU @ VIRAT KACHRABHAI NANJIBHAI PATEL(CHAUDHARY)

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR ASHISH M DAGLI(2203) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 HCLS COMMITTEE(4998) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MALAY S PATEL(8901) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MR JK SHAH ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIKHIL S. KARIEL Date : 06/04/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. Heard learned Advocate Mr. Ashish Dagli on behalf of the appellant, learned Additional Public Prosecutor Mr. J.K. Shah on behalf of the respondent no.1-State and learned Advocate Mr. Malay Patel on behalf of respondent no.2.

2. Rule. Learned APP for the respondent no.1 – State and learned Advocate for respondent no. 2 waive service of rule on behalf of the respondent- State.

3. The present appeal is filed under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of A