Gujarat High Court
Deepakkumar Arvind Sharma vs State Of Gujarat on 13 May, 2026
NEUTRAL CITATION
R/CR.MA/11591/2026 ORDER DATED: 13/05/2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 11591
of 2026
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DEEPAKKUMAR ARVIND SHARMA
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR DHRUV K DAVE(6928) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS. DHWANI TRIPATHI, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the
Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR
Date : 13/05/2026
ORDER
RULE. Learned APP waives service of notice of Rule for and on behalf of the respondent No.1 - State of Gujarat.
[1.0] By way of the present 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. 11191002260098 of 2026 registered with Ranip Police Station, Ahmedabad, for the offences punishable under Sections 316(4) of BNS.
[2.0] Learned advocate for the applicant submits that though the offence is punishable upto 7 years, till date the applicant has not received notice under Section 35(3) of the BNS.
[3.0] In view of the above, the concerned Investigating Agency is directed to scrupulously follow the dictum of Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar reported in (2014)8 SCC 273; Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. reported in (2022)10 SCC 51 and Md. Asfak Alam vs. State of Jharkhand and Another reported in 2023 SCC OnLine SC 892, and issue notice under Section 35(3) of the BNS to the applicant.
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[5.0] With aforesaid direction, the applicant is disposed of with aforesaid liberty. It is clarified that this Court has not entered into the merits of the case. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. Direct service is permitted.
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