R/CR.MA/9015/2026 ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 9015 of 2026 ========================================================== ABHAY @ NATIRAJA CHANDAN SINGH BUNDELA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ========================================================== Appearance: MS. SHYAMA P. PANSURIYA(16362) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MR. KRUTIK A PARIKH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL Date : 20/04/2026 ORAL ORDER 1. The applicant has preferred the present application seeking temporary bail for a period of 35 days in connection with the FIR registered with Chorwad Police Station, Junagadh, for the offences punishable under Sections 108, 351(2), and 54 of the BNSS, 2023, read with Section 66(d) of the IT Act, dated 19.10.2025, bearing FIR No. 11203012250459/2025. The applicant had earlier preferred an application for temporary bail before the learned Sessions Judge, Keshod, being CRMA No. 99/2026, which came to be rejected vide order dated 10.02.2026 passed by the learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Keshod. 2. Learned advocate Ms. Sanial Bhavsar for the applicant submitted that the applicant is a second-year student pursuing a B.A. degree at Government College, Guna, Madhya Pradesh. It is submitted that the admission fees as well as examination fees have already been paid, and the R/CR.MA/9015/2026 ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026 examinations are scheduled to commence from 27.04.2026 and conclude on 26.05.2026. It is further contended that the applicant has not been released on bail since his arrest on 24.10.2025, and in the event temporary bail is not granted, his academic career would be adversely affected. It is also submitted that the applicant is aged 20 years, is not likely to abscond, and is ready to deposit a sum of Rs. 5,00,000/- as security, which may be forfeited in case of breach of any condition. Thus, it is prayed that the applicant be granted temporary bail for 35 days. 3. Per contra, learned APP Mr. Krutik A. Parikh opposed the application, submitting that the applicant is involved in a serious cybercrime, wherein threats were administered to the deceased, and amounts of Rs. 15,000/- and Rs. 9,500/- were allegedly extorted. It is further submitted that the applicant is not a resident of Gujarat, and therefore, the possibility of absconding cannot be ruled out. It is further contended that the deceased lost his life due to the threats administered by the present applicant, who allegedly impersonated himself as an officer from the Cyber Crime Cell of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Hence, it is urged that the present application be rejected. 4. Heard learned advocate for the applicant and learned APP for the State. Upon perusal of the material on record, though it appears that the applicant is a second-year B.A. student, the fact remains that a person has lost his life R/CR.MA/9015/2026 ORDER DATED: 20/04/2026 allegedly at the behest of the present applicant, who impersonated himself as a police officer from the Cyber Crime Cell of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. It further transpires that the applicant used a WhatsApp account in the name of Sunil Dhatt Dubey, misused the police logo, and forged a letter purportedly issued by the Cyber Crime Cell, Bhopal, alleging serious offences against the deceased. Pursuant to such threats, the deceased is alleged to have committed suicide. 5. In such circumstances, this Court does not find any cogent reason to enlarge the applicant on temporary bail merely on the ground that he intends to appear in his B.A. examinations. Moreover, as per the jail record, the applicant was apprehended on 21.10.2025 and has been in custody since 24.10.2025. This Court also harbors serious doubt as to whether the applicant fulfills the attendance requirements necessary to appear in the said examinations. Even otherwise, no case is made out for grant of temporary bail. 5.1 Hence, the present application stands rejected. (P. M. RAVAL, J) MOHD SAIF ULLAH Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: MOHD SAIF ULLAH(HC02372), ENGLISH STENO GRADE-II\, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/04/2026 17:49:25