PIYUSH @DHAVAL MAHESHBHAI CHAGANDAS PATEL vs GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT — 31/2026

The Judicial Magistrate First Class granted default bail to Piyushbhai Patel under Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, finding that the statutory investigation period expired before the charge-sheet was filed. The court held that once an accused files a bail application after the statutory period lapses, the subsequent filing of the charge-sheet cannot defeat the accrued right to default bail. Patel was released on a personal bond of Rs. 20,000 with one surety of equal amount, subject to standard conditions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.