IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR QUASHING & SET ASIDE FIR/ORDER) NO. 1486 of 2026 ==========================================================

DHARMIK KIRANBHAI LAKHANI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR MEET V JANI(13101) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. KUSH S PATEL(17333) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR MANAN MAHETA, LD.ADDL. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL K. VYAS Date : 18/03/2026

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. By way of filing the present application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the applicant- accused has prayed to quash and set aside the FIR being CR No. A- 11210065241003 of 2024 registered with the Utran Police Station, Surat, for the offences punishable under Sections 3, 4, 5, 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956; under Sections 144(2), 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; and under Sections 14(A), 14(C) of the Foreigners (Amendment) Act, 2004, as well as the charge sheet and the proceedings of the Criminal Case No.80 of 2025 pending before