CR.A/780/2026

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NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/780/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37673 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL APPEAL (REGULAR BAIL - AFTER CHARGESHEET) NO. 780 of 2026 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No √ ========================================================== NARESHBHAI RAIMALBHAI DHARAJIYA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR BM MANGUKIYA(437) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MS BELA A PRAJAPATI(1946) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR SANDIP M PATEL(5649) for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 2 MS DHWANI TRIPATHI, APP for the Opponent(s)/Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 22/06/2026 JUDGMENT [1.0] ADMIT. Learned APP and learned advocate Mr. Sandip Patel waive service of notice of Admission for and on behalf of the respondent No.1 – State of Gujarat and respondent No.2 – original complainant respectively. [2.0] Present appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (hereinafter referred to as “Atrocities Act”) challenging the judgment and order dated 18.03.2026 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Botad in Criminal Misc. Application No.171 of 2026 whereby the learned Judge rejected the application filed by the present appellant under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Page 1 of 10 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 21:34:36 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.A/780/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 22/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37673 Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short “BNSS”) seeking regular bail in