IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 9508 of 2026 ================================================

PRASHANT GIRISHBHAI YOGANANDI Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ================================================

Appearance:

DHRUVIN P BHUPTANI(8295) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR DEEP C HIRANI(12799) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR CHINTAN DAVE, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 23/04/2026

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. 11203012250526 of 2025, registered with Chorvad Police Station, District: Junagadh for the offences punishable under Sections 317(2) and 317(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and Sections 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

3. Outlined facts of the case are that the accused persons, though knowin