CHAUHAN MANHARBHAI AMRATJI vs GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT — 2518/2026

Case under The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 497. Disposed: Uncontested--ALLOWED on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed

CRMA J - CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION - JMFC

CNR: GJAH221033192026

Filing Number

2518/2026

Filing Date

11-Mar-2026

Registration No

2518/2026

Registration Date

11-Mar-2026

Court

METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, AHMEDABAD

Judge

2-Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--ALLOWED

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 497

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.CHAUHAN MANHARBHAI AMRATJI

    Adv. P R VALAND

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

    The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Ahmedabad granted Chauhan Manharbhai Amratji's petition to recover his OPPO A-3x mobile phone (IMEI: 866275071408554) that was seized as evidence in a criminal case at Naroda Police Station. The court found the petitioner had established ownership through the device's bill and Aadhaar card, and determined that prolonged police custody risked damage to the electronic device and caused financial and practical hardship to the owner. The phone was ordered returned to the petitioner in conditional custody, subject to strict conditions including maintaining the device's condition, producing it before the court as required, allowing evidence extraction if necessary, and bearing photography costs at the investigating officer's discretion. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  4. 18-Mar-2026

    Reply Of I.O.

    Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  5. 13-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 2518/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Ahmedabad granted Chauhan Manharbhai Amratji's petition to recover his OPPO A-3x mobile phone (IMEI: 866275071408554) that was seized as evidence in a criminal case at Naroda Police Station. The court found the petitioner had established ownership through the device's bill and Aadhaar card, and determined that prolonged police custody risked damage to the electronic device and caused financial and practical hardship to the owner. The phone was ordered returned to the petitioner in conditional custody, subject to strict conditions including maintaining the device's condition, producing it before the court as required, allowing evidence extraction if necessary, and bearing photography costs at the investigating officer's discretion. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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