THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs NIKUNJ PRAVINBHAI BHATT Advocate - B A KHANDHAR — 176/2024

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 364(A),365,384,387,343,323,504,170,506(2),193,201,120(B). Status: Framing Of Charge/Plea. Next hearing: 09th June 2026.

Framing Of Charge/Plea Next hearing 09-Jun-2026 this date has passed

SC - SESSIONS CASE

CNR: GJAH010057602024

Filing Number

176/2024

Filing Date

16-Jul-2024

Registration No

176/2024

Registration Date

16-Jul-2024

Court

Ahmedabad District

Judge

1-Principal District & Sessions Judge

Last updated 15-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

3

Police Station

CID CRIME POLICE STATION - SURAT DISTRICT

Year

2018

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 364(A),365,384,387,343,323,504,170,506(2),193,201,120(B)
Arms Act Section 25(1)(A)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. P M TRIVEDI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.NIKUNJ PRAVINBHAI BHATT Advocate - B A KHANDHAR

  2. 2.DILIP JERAJBHAI KANANI

    Adv. N H VYAS

  3. 3.JIGNESH BABUBHAI MORADIYA

    Adv. B A KHANDHAR

  4. 4.MANOJ PARSHOTTAMBHAI KYADA

    Adv. V P DWIVEDI

  5. 5.UMESHGIRI ALIAS BAVAJI KANTIGIRI GOSWAMI

    Adv. B A KHANDHAR

Case History

  1. 09-Jun-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 05-May-2026

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  3. 11-Mar-2026

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  4. 11-Feb-2026

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  5. 27-Jan-2026

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  6. 13-Jan-2026

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  7. 30-Dec-2025

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  8. 02-Dec-2025

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  9. 18-Nov-2025

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  10. 29-Oct-2025

    Order

    Case Summary Discharge Application Rejected — The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) rejected the discharge application filed by accused Nikunj Pravinbhai Bhatt under Section 227 Cr.P.C. The court found sufficient prima facie evidence of his involvement in a criminal conspiracy to abduct two victims (Piyush Savaliya and Dhaval Mavani), extort bitcoins and cash worth approximately ₹14.50 crores, and related offenses including kidnapping, extortion, and criminal intimidation. The court determined that the evidence—including Bhatt's presence at conspiracy meetings, his role in contacting hackers, transfer of bitcoins to his blockchain wallet, and subsequent conversions—establishes grounds to proceed with trial. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  11. 29-Oct-2025

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  12. 01-Oct-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  13. 19-Sep-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  14. 08-Sep-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  15. 04-Sep-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  16. 20-Aug-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  17. 05-Aug-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  18. 29-Jul-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  19. 01-Jul-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  20. 03-Jun-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  21. 15-May-2025

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  22. 19-Apr-2025

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  23. 03-Apr-2025

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  24. 18-Mar-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  25. 28-Feb-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  26. 31-Jan-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  27. 16-Jan-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  28. 05-Dec-2024

    Process To Accused

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  29. 05-Nov-2024

    Process To Accused

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  30. 19-Sep-2024

    Process To Accused

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  31. 07-Aug-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  32. 16-Jul-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 176/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary Discharge Application Rejected — The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) rejected the discharge application filed by accused Nikunj Pravinbhai Bhatt under Section 227 Cr.P.C. The court found sufficient prima facie evidence of his involvement in a criminal conspiracy to abduct two victims (Piyush Savaliya and Dhaval Mavani), extort bitcoins and cash worth approximately ₹14.50 crores, and related offenses including kidnapping, extortion, and criminal intimidation. The court determined that the evidence—including Bhatt's presence at conspiracy meetings, his role in contacting hackers, transfer of bitcoins to his blockchain wallet, and subsequent conversions—establishes grounds to proceed with trial. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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