Overview
- The Supreme Court dismissed the Gujarat government's challenge to a Gujarat High Court order granting regular bail to 23-year-old law student Rakshit Ravish Chorasiya.
- Justices Vikram Nath and N V Anjaria declined interference, noting the accused had already spent about nine months in custody.
- The case stems from a March 2025 crash in Vadodara that killed Hemali Patel and injured nine others, with media-circulated CCTV showing multiple collisions.
- The state argued drug consumption, three collisions, and the accused’s alleged “another round” remark showed he was a danger to society, and pointed to a separate NDPS FIR.
- The accused faces charges including BNS Section 105 and Motor Vehicles Act offences, and the criminal proceedings, including the NDPS case, continue despite the bail ruling.