CHAUHAN MANHARBHAI AMRATJI vs GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT — 2518/2026

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.