IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 7702 of 2026 ==========================================================

JAYESH DOLAJI PATEL Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ==========================================================

Appearance:

MR JAYKUMAR A CHAUDHARI(9914) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. ASHOK A PUROHIT(6267) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. DEV A. PATEL(19305) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

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

ORAL ORDER

1. By way of the present application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short, ‘BNSS’), the applicant has prayed for anticipatory bail in the event of arrest in connection with the FIR being 11191011250221 of 2025 registered before the DCB Police Station, Ahmedabad City for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C), 22(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, ‘the NDPS Act’). 2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service of notice of rule for and on behalf of the respondent – St