HARJI MANJI BHUDIYA vs Government of Gujarat Advocate - APP — 509/2026

Summary The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhuj granted the applicant's petition for interim custody of seized property (including electronics, appliances, and hardware items valued at approximately ₹1.87 lakhs), which was stolen from the applicant's brother-in-law's house and recovered during a criminal investigation under BNS Section 303(2). The court ordered return of the goods to the applicant on condition of furnishing security bond, with strict conditions including prohibition on sale/transfer, production of items on court demand, and no alteration to the property's structure, relying on the Supreme Court's principle in *Sundarlal Ambalal Desai v. State of Gujarat* that seized property should not be unnecessarily kept in police custody. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.