SC Grants Bail to Nirantbhai @ Lalu Ghanshyambhai Goti in Narcotics Case
Parties Involved
Nirantbhai @ Lalu Ghanshyambhai Goti
State of Gujarat
AI Summary
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Nirantbhai @ Lalu Ghanshyambhai Goti, who was in custody since July 2025 for narcotics-related charges. The court allowed the bail petition after considering the duration of custody and the filing of the chargesheet, without commenting on the merits of the case.
Order Text
Nirantbhai @ Lalu Ghanshyambhai Goti vs State Of Gujarat on 23 February, 2026 Author: J.K. Maheshwari Bench: J.K. Maheshwari ITEM NO.8 COURT NO.3 SECTION II-E S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No. 20849/2025 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 23-09-2025 in CRLMA No. 18228/2025 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad] NIRANTBHAI @ LALU GHANSHYAMBHAI GOTI Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF GUJARAT Respondent(s) Date : 23-02-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sushil Kumar Jain, Sr. Adv. Mr. Puneet Jain, Sr. Adv. Mr. B M Mangukiya, Adv. Ms. Bela Prajapati, Adv. Mr. Om Sudhir Vidyarthi, Adv. Mr. Aditya Jain, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Jain, Adv. Mr. Ritvik Bharadwaj, Adv. Mr. Yogit Kamat, Adv. Ms. Christi Jain, AOR For Respondent(s) : Signature Not Verified Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Digitally signed by NIDHI AHUJA Date: 2026.02.23 18:03:33 IST Reason: SLP (Crl.) No. 20849/2025 1 Ms. Neha Singh, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R 1) Against order of rejection of regular bail by the High Court and to seek bail, the present special leave petition has been filed. The petitioner is in custody w.e.f. 10.07.2025 in connection with FIR No.Part B-11210063250205 of 2025 dated 19.03.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C) , 22...
