Supreme Court – Daily Orders
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
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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