Hitesh Umeshbhai Mashru vs The State of Gujarat & Anr.

Court

Supreme Court of India

Date

18 February 2025

Case No.

Criminal Appeal No. 812 of 2025

Result

Allowed

Bench

Bela M. Trivedi, Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale

Citation

[2025] 3 S.C.R. 205 : 2025 INSC 246

Acts & Sections

IPC CrPC

Issue for consideration

Appellant, if entitled to anticipatory bail.

Headnote

Anticipatory Bail – FIR against the appellant u/ss.493, 376(2), Penal Code, 1860 – High Court declined to grant anticipatory bail – Appellant joined the investigation after he was granted protection against arrest by this Court – Investigation over, charge-sheet filed:

Held: Appellant granted anticipatory bail. [Para 8]

Judgment 1. Leave granted. 2. The present appeal arises out of the impugned judgment and order dated 23.08.2024, passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad in R/ Criminal Misc. Application (for successive anticipatory bail) No. 16462 of 2024, whereby the High Court had rejected the said application, filed by the present appellant, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the F.I.R. No. 11203024220505 dated 16.07.2022, registered at Police Station-B-Division, District-Junagadh, for the offence punishable under Sections-493 and 376(2)(n) of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’). 3

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