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NEUTRAL CITATION

R/CR.MA/2794/2026 ORDER DATED: 29/04/2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 2794

of 2026

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NAMABEN RAMJIBHAI DHANDHAR (RABARI)

Versus

STATE OF GUJARAT

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Appearance:

MR YASH V GUPTA(11814) for the Applicant(s) No. 1

VISHAL K ANANDJIWALA(7798) for the Applicant(s) No. 1

MR VASHISTHA M JOSHI(8972) for the Respondent(s) No. 1

CHINTAN DAVE APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1

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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL

Date : 29/04/2026

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 applicants have prayed for anticipatory bail in the event of

arrest in connection with the FIR being C.R. No.

11993007251806 of 2025, registered with B Division Police

Station, Gandhidham for the offences punishable under

Sections 108 and 85s of the BNS, 2023. Pursuant to the said

FIR, the Applicant has preferred anticipatory bail before the

learned Sessions Court which came to be rejected vide order

dated 15.01.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Application No. 23

of 2026.

2.1 The case of the prosecution in nutshell is that the

marriage of the deceased and the accused No. 1 was

solemnized in the year 2024 as per their customs. It is stated

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in the FIR that after marriage the deceased was residing with

her husband i.e., accused no. 1 at Gandhidham. It is further

stated that the brother in law and the sister in law – Applicant

herein were residing nearby at Gandhidham. It is alleged in the

FIR that the martial life of the deceased was cordial for about

two months. It is stated that the accused no. 1 had availed a

loan of Rs. 2 lakhs from his nephew Sagtabhai. It is alleged

that for the repayment of the same, the accused persons were

demanding money from her. It is further stated that the first

informant intervened and tried to cunsel the husband and the

brother in law. It is further alleged that on 17.12.2025 at

around 4.00 pm, the deceased once again called the first

informant and informed him about continuous demand for

money. The first informant advised her to come to their house.

The deceased informed him that she would come the next

morning . It is stated that on 18.12.2025 at around 6.00 am

the first informant received a call from Devabhai informing him

that his sister Deviben has committed suicide and requested

him to come immediately. It was informed that Deviben had

hanged herself and was taken to Rambag Government

Hospital, Aadipur. The first informant along with his parents

reached the Hospital where he saw that Deviben was lying in

the Postmortem Room with Black marks on the neck. After

completion of Post mortem the dead body was handed over to

the family and the last rituals were performed at her in laws

house at Gandhidham. After five days, the FIR, came to be

registered.

3. Learned advocate for the applicants submits that the

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nature of allegations are such that custodial interrogation at

this stage is not necessary. It is further submitted that the

applicants will keep themselves available during the course of

investigation and trial also and will not flee from justice.

3.1 The learned advocate for the applicants further states

that the applicants shall abide by all the conditions that may

be imposed while granting anticipatory bail to