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NEUTRAL CITATION

R/CR.MA/12854/2026 ORDER DATED: 24/06/2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL -

BEFORE CHARGESHEET) NO. 12854 of 2026

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JITENDRASINH NARANSINH RATHOD

Versus

STATE OF GUJARAT

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Appearance:

MR. ASARAR L. MANSURI(18390) for the Applicant(s) No. 1

MR. VATSAL D. RUPAREL(14194) for the Respondent(s) No. 1

MR HK PATEL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1

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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

Date : 24/06/2026

ORDER

(1) The present application has been filed under Section 483 of the

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) for

regular bail in connection with FIR being C.R.

No.11202057250613 of 2025 registered with Sikka Police

Station, District - Jamnagar, for the offence under Sections

336(2), 336(3), 338, 339, 340(2), 242 and 61(2)(a) of the

Bharatiya Nyaya Santita.

(2) Heard learned Advocate Mr. A. L. Mansuri, for the applicant,

learned APP Mr. H. K. Patel, for the respondent – State and

learned Advocate Mr. V. D. Ruparel, for the original complainant.

(3) Learned advocate appearing on behalf of the applicant has

submitted that the applicant is a practicing Advocate from last

22 years and has been falsely enroped in the present offence for

preparing false document and using the same as genuine in the

Sub-Registrar Office and transferred the agricultural land in their

name and taken possession by submitting false and bogus

document. In this regard complaint came to be lodged. Except

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rendering the professional services no role is attributed to the

applicant. The complaint is filed after inordinate delay of eight

months and no any material shows involvement of the of the

applicant. The co-accused have been released on bail. Hence,

considering the nature of the offence, the applicant may be

enlarged on regular bail by imposing suitable conditions.

(4) Learned APP for the respondent-State as well as learned

Advocate for the original complainant have opposed the present

application on the ground that this is not a case wherein

investigation is completed. Co-accused released after filing of

the charge-sheet qua them. Initially, the applicant has filed

anticipatory bail but as the Court was not inclined to allow the

bail the applicant has withdrawn the application and

subsequently he was arrested. Even as per column no.2 of the

charge-sheet investigation is still going on and the applicant is

recently arrested on 22.05.2026 and other co-accused are yet to

be arrested. The applicant has not rendered professional service

as he is the kingpin and mastermind of the offence. The

applicant has hatched conspiracy and identified one complainant

and prepared forged document. He has also received

consideration towards said transaction in which Rs.15 lakhs was

transferred in the account of wife and remaining amount was

received and distributed amongst the co-accused. The offence is

punishable with life imprisonment and there is every possibility

that, if the applicant is released on bail, he will try to tamper

with the evidence. Hence, they have requested to dismiss the

present application.

(5) Heard the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties

and perused the investigation papers.

(6) While deciding bail application, the Court has to consider the

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involvement of the accused in the alleged offence, the

jurisdiction to grant bail has to be exercised on the basis of the

well settled principles having regard to the facts and

circumstances of each ca