The court granted regular bail based on the completion of the investigation (charge-sheet filed), the existence of a cross-complaint, the lack of specific roles attributed to most applicants, and the absence of significant criminal antecedents.

ORAL ORDER

1. Heard learned advocate Mr. Ashish Dagli appearing on behalf of the applicants and learned Additional Public Prosecutor Mr. J.K. Shah appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.

2. Rule. Learned APP waives service of rule on behalf of the respondent-State.

3. The applicants have filed this application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for enlarging the applicants on Regular Bail in connection with FIR being C.R. No. 11195007250649 of 2025 registered with Bhabhar Police Station, Dist. Banaskantha, for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 115(2), 118(1), 118(2), 109(1), 189(2), 191(2), 191(3) and 190 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita .

4. Learned Advocate for the applicants would submit that considering the role attributed to the applicants, and nature of the allegation levelled, the applicants may be enlarged on regular bail. It is further submitted that since the charge-sheet is filed no useful purpose would be served by keeping the applicants in jail for indefinite period. It is further contended that the applicants are ready and willing to abide by all the conditions that may be imposed by this Court if released on bail.

5. As against the same, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent – State has vehemently objected to the grant of regular bail. Learned APP has submitted that looking to the nature of offence and the role attributed to the present applicants as coming out from the charge-sheet, this Court may not exercise the discretion in favour of the applicants and the applications may be dismissed.

6. This Court has heard learned advocates appearing on behalf of the respective parties and perused the papers. Following aspects are considered:-

(i) The allegation being that the accused had assaulted the complainant party resulting in death of two persons. It would appear in this regard that the present appears to be a case of two different incidents namely; the complainant party appearing to be assailant in the first incident where the complainant party had gone to shop of the accused party and whereas the accused party having retaliated. The second part being that when the complainant party upon being assaulted by the accused party were going to the hospital for treatment and on the way, they were waylaid by the accused party and again assaulted.

(ii) It would appear in this regard that while one of the deceased, one Laduben, who was present at the site and who appears to have died on account of natural causes and whereas other deceased namely Jesangji Lalji Thakore had died of head injury.

(iii) It would appear that FIR as well as statements refer very clearly to the person, who had caused the head injury i.e. one Vikrambhai Rameshji Thakor and others.

(iv) It would appear that while the investigation reveals that the applicants were present at the site of the offence and whereas it would also appear that applicants no. 2, 3 and 4 have not been attributed any specific role whereas the applicant no. 1 has been attributed the role of assaulting one Mahesh Balwantji Thakor and also dashing his vehicle with one Bhagwanji Keshaji Thakor.

(v) Furthermore, it also appears that since the present is a case of cross complaint the present applicants being the complainant of the said cross complaint, the possibility of the applicants having been arraigned as accused, without their presence also could not be discounted at this stage.

(vi) The fact of the applicants