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ITEM NO.4               COURT NO.3               SECTION II-B

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

                       RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)  No(s).  14234/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated  14-07-2023

in   CRLMA   No.   3885/2023   passed   by   the   High   Court   Of   Gujarat   At

Ahmedabad)

ABDUL FAISAL ABDULGANI SHAIKH                      Petitioner(s)

                                VERSUS

THE STATE OF GUJARAT                               Respondent(s)

(IA   No.   226842/2023   –   EXEMPTION   FROM   FILING   C/C   OF   THE   IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT AND  IA No. 226843/2023 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

Date : 19-01-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

         HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI

         HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA

For Petitioner(s)

                   Mr. Amartya Sharan Kumar, Adv.

                   Mr. A.s. Timbaliya, Adv.

                   Mr. Vivek Singh, AOR

For Respondent(s)                   

                   Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR

                   Ms. Devyani Bhatt, Adv.

                   Ms. Srujana Suman Mund, Adv.

          UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

                             O R D E R

1. This is a petition seeking bail.

2. Ms.   Swati   Ghildiyal,   learned   counsel   for   the respondent/State vehemently opposes the petition on the ground that   the   petitioner   has   criminal   antecedents   and   she   states that the earlier case was also a case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. It   is   informed   that   the   petitioner   has   been   incarcerated in   jail   for   a   period   of   almost   four   years.     Insofar   as   the earlier   case   is   concerned,   the   petitioner   has   already   been acquitted   of   the   charges   charged   with.     For   the   present   case

co-accused   Anas,   who   has   been   attributed   specific   role   of inflicting knife blow has already been granted bail.

4. In  that view  of the  matter, we  are inclined  to allow  the petition.

5. The   petitioner   is   directed   to   be   released   on   bail   in connection   with   FIR   No.I/108/2019   lodged   at   P.S.   Gayakwad Haveli, Ahmedabad, to the satisfaction of the Trial Court.

6. The special leave petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

7. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

(DEEPAK SINGH)                                  (ANJU KAPOOR)

COURT MASTER (SH)                               COURT MASTER (NSH)