IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 7683 of 2026 ==========================================================

MAULIK NITIKUMAR SHAH Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ==========================================================

Appearance:

MR RAJESH K KANANI(2157) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. SAMIP R. KANANI(18625) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER Date : 21/04/2026

ORAL ORDER

1. 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.11191037240945 of 2025, registered with the Odhav Police Station, Ahmedabad City, for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 409, 420, 120B and 506(1) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 4 of the Gujarat Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act.

2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service of notice of rule for respondent – State of Guja