IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 27740 of 2025 ========================================================== PAWAN BABULAL KAUSHIK Versus STATE OF GUJARAT ========================================================== Appearance: MR O I PATHAN(7684) for the Applicant(s) No. 1 MS JIRGA JHAVERI, ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI Date : 05/01/2026 ORAL ORDER Learned advocate for the applicant, under instructions, states that the applicant is ready and willing to co-operate with the investigation, and will appear before the investigating oicer on 12.01.2026. Having considered the submissions and the documents produced on record, the Investigating Oicer is directed to scrupulously follow the proposition of law as settled by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of p. 2 Arnesh Kumar Vs. State of Bihar, reported in (2014) 8 SCC 273, in case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr., reported in (2022) 10 SCC 51 and in case of Md. Asfak Alam Vs. State of Jharkhand & Anr., reported in 2023 SCC OnLine SC 892 and also inform about the grounds of arrest, if needed, to learned Magistrate and even the learned Magistrate before mechanically authorizing the detention of the applicant shall follow the dictum of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid decisions. In case, the Investigating Oicer needs to arrest the applicant, notice of 7 days shall be given to the applicant prior to such arrest. In view of the above, the present application stands disposed of. Direct service is permitted. (UTKARSH THAKORBHAI DESAI, J) DIVYA