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Court : Supreme Court of India
Case No : Criminal Appeal No. 46 of 2026 (@ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 20654 of 2025)
Judges: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN
Parties : Dhruvil Patel Versus The State of Chhattisgarh
Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: ----- For the Respondent: -----
Date of Judgment : 05-01-2026
Head Note :-
Indian Penal Code - Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B  -
Judgment :-

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing for the appellant, and Mr. Apoorv Shukla, learned counsel appearing for the State of Chhattisgarh.

3. The High Court has denied regular bail to the appellant in connection with Crime No.325 of 2024 registered with Ambikapur Police Station, District Surguja, for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, for short, 'the IPC', Sections 7 and 8 respectively of the Chhattisgarh Gambling Prohibition Act, 2022 and Sections 66-C and 66-D of the Information Technology Act, 2000 respectively.

4. The appellant seems to be in judicial custody since July 2025. We take notice of the fact that all the offences stated in the FIR are Magistrate triable.

5. In view of the aforesaid, we order that the appellant be released on bail subject to terms and conditions that the trial court may deem fit to impose. If the prosecution wants any particular condition to be imposed so as to protect the interest of the State, it may make a request to the trial court concerned.

6. In the result, this appeal succeeds and is hereby allowed. The impugned order passed by the High Court is set aside.

7. Dasti in addition is permitted.

8. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

 
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