IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 10135 of 2026 ================================================

RAGHUBHAI SONDABHAI RABARI (AAL)

Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ================================================

Appearance:

MR BM MANGUKIYA(437) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS BELA A PRAJAPATI(1946) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR BHARGAV PANDYA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 30/04/2026

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 applicant has prayed for anticipatory bail in the event of arrest in connection with the FIR being C.R. No. 11198068260066 of 2026, registered with Bharatnagar Police Station, District: Bhavnagar for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 316(5), 351(3), 352, 308(5), 3(5) and 204 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)

and Sections 40 and 42 of the Gujarat Money Lenders Act, 2011.

3. Learned advocate for the a