Kallu @ Surajsingh vs State Of Gujarat on 13 March, 2026

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Kallu @ Surajsingh vs State Of Gujarat on 13 March, 2026

     ITEM NO.3                          COURT NO.7            SECTION II-E

                                   S U P R E M E C O U R T O F       I N D I A
                                           RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


       Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)                  No.1873/2026

     [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated
     12-11-2025 in CRMBA No. 18139/2025 passed by the High
     Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad]


     KALLU @ SURAJSINGH                                           Petitioner(s)


                                                     VERSUS


     STATE OF GUJARAT                                             Respondent(s)

     Date : 13-03-2026 This petition was called on for hearing
     today.


     CORAM :
                          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA
                          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI


     For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Asad Iqbal, Adv.
                        Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR
                        Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv.
                        Mr. Sundeep Pandhi, Adv.
                        Ms. Archana Sonthallia, Adv.
                        Ms. P.vijayadharani, Adv.
Signature Not Verified

Digitally signed by
CHANDRESH
     SLP(Crl.)
Date: 2026.03.13
16:02:53 IST
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Reason:
                             Ms. Velasree S, Adv.
                             Mr. Rajat Baijal, Adv.


For Respondent(s) :Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR
                   Ms. Neha Singh, Adv.


     UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
                               O R D E R

1. The petitioner has been denied regular bail by the

High Court in connection with F.I.R. No. 11199006240176

SPONSORED

of 2024 registered with Ankleshwar Rural Police Station,

District Bharuch, for the offence(s) punishable under

Sections 376(2)(n), 384, 506 and 292 of the Indian Penal

Code, 1860 (for short, “the IPC”), respectively and

Sections 67(A), 66(E) and 67 of the Information

Technology Act, 2000 (for short, “the IT Act”),

respectively.

2. We heard Mr. Asad Iqbal, the learned counsel

appearing for the petitioner and Ms. Neha Singh, the

learned counsel appearing on behalf of Ms. Swati

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Ghildiyal, the learned counsel for the State of Gujarat.

3. We looked into the allegations levelled by the victim

in the First Information Report. We also looked into the

other materials on record.

4. We are of the view that this matter should not have

travelled up to the Supreme Court.

5. We take into consideration the following aspects of

the matter:-

(i) The petitioner is in custody as an under trial
prisoner past more than 2 years.

(ii) Till this date the Trial Court has not even
framed charge.

6. In the overall view of the matter, we are

convinced that the petitioner has been able to make

out a case for grant of bail.

7. We order that the petitioner be released on bail

subject to terms and conditions that the Trial Court

may deem fit to impose.

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8. The Special Leave Petition stands disposed of.

9. Pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

(CHANDRESH)                            (POOJA SHARMA)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS               COURT MASTER (NSH)




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