Anilkumar Mukeshbhai Jashwani applied for regular bail before the Gujarat High Court after being arrested on 24 April 2026 for allegedly transporting prohibited liquor in a vehicle, subsequently fleeing the scene, in connection with an FIR registered at Vejalpur Police Station, District Panchmahals. He was charged under multiple sections of the Prohibition Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The Court noted that the investigation was complete, a chargesheet had been filed, no further recovery was needed, the offences did not carry life imprisonment or death penalty, and co-accused had already been granted bail. Applying the principle that 'bail is the rule and jail is the exception' and relying on Article 21 of the Constitution of India and Supreme Court precedents, the Court held that continued detention would amount to pre-trial conviction. The application was allowed and the applicant was granted regular bail on a personal bond of Rs. 25,000 with one surety, subject to stringent conditions including restrictions on entering District Panchmahals for six months.