Gujarat High Court
Jaykishan Banaram Singla vs State Of Gujarat on 17 April, 2026
NEUTRAL CITATION
R/CR.MA/3082/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
CHARGESHEET) NO. 3082 of 2026
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JAYKISHAN BANARAM SINGLA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR PRIYAM P GANDHI(11075) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR. SOAHAM JOSHI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI
DESAI
Date : 17/04/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. Heard learned advocate appearing on behalf of the applicant and learned APP appearing on behalf of the respondent-State.
2. Rule. Learned APP waives service of rule on behalf of the respondent-State.
3. The applicant has filed this application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for enlarging the applicant on Regular Bail in connection with FIR being C.R. No. 11189010250007 of 2025 registered with Cyber Crime Police Station, Morbi City for the offence punishable under Sections 111(2)(b), 316(2), 316(5), 318(4), 319(2), 336(1), 336(3), 338, Page 1 of 6 Uploaded by ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370) on Fri Apr 17 2026 Downloaded on : Sat Apr 18 02:32:50 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.MA/3082/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 undefined 340(2), 3(5), 61(2) of BNS, 2023 and 66(c) and 66(d) of IT Act.
4. Learned advocate for the applicant at the outset would submit that, if the court is inclined to hear the present application on merits considering the fact that investigation has been completed and charge-sheet has been filed, he would not press as regards the aspects of grounds of arrest not being conveyed to the applicant at the time of his arrest, transit remand not being sought by the I.O., and the concerned Magistrate not having inquired from the applicant and the I.O. as regards these aspects. It is submitted that, since the charge- sheet is filed, further incarceration of the applicant will not benefit the Investigation Officer in any manner. It is further contended that, the applicant is ready and willing to abide by all the conditions that may be imposed by this Court, if released on bail. Learned advocate for the applicant upon instructions has submitted that, the applicant though being a resident of New Delhi, would remain within the geographical limits of State of Gujarat, till the trial is over.
5. As against the same, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent - State has vehemently objected to Page 2 of 6 Uploaded by ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370) on Fri Apr 17 2026 Downloaded on : Sat Apr 18 02:32:50 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.MA/3082/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 undefined the grant of regular bail. Learned APP has submitted that looking to the nature of offence and the role attributed to the present applicant as coming out from the charge-sheet, this Court may not exercise discretion in favour of the applicant and the application may be dismissed.
6. I have heard learned advocates appearing on behalf of the respective parties and perused the papers. Following aspects are considered:-
i. The applicant though is a permanent resident of New Delhi, he shall not leave the State of Gujarat, hence would be available at the time of trial;
ii. The applicant does not have any criminal antecedents; iii. The investigation is over and charge-sheet has been filed; iv. As per the FIR, the applicant and his sons along with other co-accused had cheated the original complainant to the tune of Rs. 1,72,88,400/-;
v. As per the say of the investigation officer in his affidavit which was filed before the learned Sessions Court in CRMA No. 38/2026, the applicant had handed over his four credit Page 3 of 6 Uploaded by ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370) on Fri Apr 17 2026 Downloaded on : Sat Apr 18 02:32:50 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.MA/3082/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 undefined cards to one Mr. Dhiraj, who is the friend of his two sons namely, Mahesh and Paras, so as to bail them out of their financial difficulties, if any, whereas, the said credit cards were used for fraudulent money transfers;
vi. The allegations against the applicant in charge-sheets are general in nature.
This Court has taken into consideration the law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Sanjay Chandra v. Central Bureau of Investigation reported in [2012] 1 SCC 40.
7. In the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the nature of the allegations made against the applicant in the First Information Report, without discussing the evidence in detail, prima facie, this Court is of the opinion that this is a fit case to exercise the discretion and enlarge the applicant on regular bail.
8. Hence, the present application is allowed. The applicant is ordered to be released on bail in connection with F.I.R. registered as C.R. No. 11189010250007 of 2025 registered with Cyber Crime Police Station, Morbi City, on executing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- Page 4 of 6 Uploaded by ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370) on Fri Apr 17 2026 Downloaded on : Sat Apr 18 02:32:50 IST 2026
NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.MA/3082/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 undefined (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with one local surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the trial Court and subject to the conditions that he shall;
[a] not take undue advantage of liberty or misuse liberty; [b] not act in a manner injurious to the interest of the prosecution;
[c] surrender passport, if any, to the lower court within a week, and if he does not possess a passport, he shall file an affidavit to that effect;
[d] not leave the geographical limits of State of Gujarat without prior permission of the Sessions Court concerned; [e] furnish the present address of his residence in Gujarat to the I.O. and the Court at the time of execution of the bond along with documentary proof and shall not change his residence without prior intimation to the I.O. and the court; [f] mark presence on every Sunday before the concerned police station, till the trial is over.
[g] not indulge in similar kind of offence hereinafter, for Page 5 of 6 Uploaded by ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370) on Fri Apr 17 2026 Downloaded on : Sat Apr 18 02:32:50 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION R/CR.MA/3082/2026 ORDER DATED: 17/04/2026 undefined which, he shall file affidavits before the concerned court and the police station.
9. The Authorities will release the applicant only if he is not required in connection with any other offence for the time being. If breach of any of the above conditions is committed, the Sessions Court concerned will be at liberty to take appropriate action in accordance with law.
10. Bail bond to be executed before the trial court having jurisdiction to try the case. It will be open for the concerned Court to delete, modify and/or relax any of the above conditions in accordance with law.
11. At the stage of trial, the competent court shall not be influenced by any observations of this Court which are of preliminary nature, made at this stage only for the purpose of enlarging the applicant on regular bail.
12. The application is allowed in the aforesaid terms. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Direct service is permitted.
(UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J) ANIRUDH OJHA Page 6 of 6 Uploaded by ANIRUDH OJHA(HC02370) on Fri Apr 17 2026 Downloaded on : Sat Apr 18 02:32:50 IST 2026