Mayurdan Pravindan Gadhavi v. State of Gujarat

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 18596/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 03-09-2026 in CRLMA No. 18317/2026 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad]

MAYURDAN PRAVINDAN GADHAVI Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF GUJARAT Respondent(s)

IA No. 300261/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT
IA No. 300264/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

Date : 26-10-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR

For Petitioner(s) M/S. Mukesh Kumar Singh And Co., AOR Mr. Narendra Kumar Goyal, Adv. Mr. Shreeyash Uday Lalit, Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. K H Dahiya, Adv. Mr. Chirayu Sharma, Adv. Mr. Sabyasachi Dubey, Adv. Mr. Rahul Saini, Adv. Mr. Divyanshu Saraswat, Adv. For Respondent(s) Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Mr. Akash Verma, Adv. Ms. Shagun Sood, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

[NyayVidhan note: this order is recorded in the record of proceedings; there is no separate signed order. Paragraphs 1-6 carry the Court's numbers. The list of counsel is given on one line; the digital-signature block and page numbers are left out. The order's own wording is kept as printed, including "during pendency of the appeal" in paragraph 4, although the matter before the Court is a special leave petition that is disposed of in paragraph 5.]

[Source: Supreme Court of India, www.sci.gov.in — order dated 26.10.2026.]

O R D E R

1. Although petitioner’s earlier Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.8719 of 2025 was dismissed by this Court, however, considering that thereafter co-accused Shaileshbhai Bhagvanbhai Mangukiya has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 17.07.2026 in Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.7855 of 2026, on the ground that he was Manager in the Hotel, where, in one of the rooms the main accused was found to be in possession of commercial quantity of the contraband and the petitioner is the owner of the hotel and admittedly the contraband has not been recovered from his possession, this Court has entertained this present Special Leave Petition.

2. The petitioner is in jail since 21.12.2023, having no criminal antecedents.

3. In view of the above, particularly considering the above broad features of the case, we are inclined to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner - Mayurdan Pravindan Gadhavi is directed to be released on bail in connection with FIR being C.R. No.1121440232944 of 2023 for offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 22(c) and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered with Police Station- Kamrej, District Surat, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Trial Court.

4. In addition, the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station on first Monday of every month between 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM, during pendency of the appeal.

5. The Special Leave Petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

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

(MINI) COURT MASTER (SH)
(ANU BHALLA) COURT MASTER (NSH)