GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT vs DEVANG ASHOKBHAI PATEL — 416291/2025
Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Police Act, 1951 Section 142. Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED OF on 14th March 2026.
CC - CRIMINAL CASE
CNR: GJAH224428122025
Filing Number
410033/2025
Filing Date
06-Dec-2025
Registration No
416291/2025
Registration Date
06-Dec-2025
Court
METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, AHMEDABAD
Judge
1-Chief Judicial Magistrate
Decision Date
14-Mar-2026
Nature of Disposal
Uncontested--DISPOSED OF
Last updated 31-May-2026
FIR Details
FIR Number
11191015240597
Police Station
Nikol Police Station
Year
2024
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT
Adv. APP
Respondent(s)
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1.DEVANG ASHOKBHAI PATEL
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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14-Mar-2026
OrderView PDF
The court dropped proceedings against Devang Ashokbhai Patel under Section 142 of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951, finding that the police investigation was illegal and void. The court held that Section 142 is a non-cognizable offence, and police cannot investigate non-cognizable offences without prior Magistrate permission under CrPC Section 155(2), which the police violated here. Consequently, the charge sheet and all subsequent proceedings were declared invalid. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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14-Mar-2026
Disposed
Chief Judicial Magistrate
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13-Mar-2026
Process To Accused
Chief Judicial Magistrate
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13-Dec-2025
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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13-Dec-2025
Restored
Chief Judicial Magistrate
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13-Dec-2025
Disposed
Chief Judicial Magistrate
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06-Dec-2025
Case filed
Registration No. 416291/2025
The court dropped proceedings against Devang Ashokbhai Patel under Section 142 of the Gujarat Police Act, 1951, finding that the police investigation was illegal and void. The court held that Section 142 is a non-cognizable offence, and police cannot investigate non-cognizable offences without prior Magistrate permission under CrPC Section 155(2), which the police violated here. Consequently, the charge sheet and all subsequent proceedings were declared invalid. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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