UTSAV ALIAS FATO MANUJI HARCHANDJI THAKOR vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT Advocate - C B CHAUDHARI — 267/2026

Court Decision Summary The Additional Sessions Judge of Mahesana granted regular bail to the accused Utsav (also known as Fato), a 20-year-old laborer, in a criminal case involving theft of jewelry and cash worth ₹10,58,000. The court found that although serious charges under IPC sections 305(a), 331(1), 331(3), and 61(2)(k) were registered and the charge sheet had been filed, the accused was entitled to bail since the investigation was substantially complete, partial recovery had been made, and the accused was a local resident with family ties, posing no flight risk. The court imposed bail of ₹50,000 with a personal bond of equal amount, along with conditions including regular court attendance, non-tampering with evidence, and obtaining court permission before leaving India. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.