The applicant, Salim @ Toto, sought regular bail before the Gujarat High Court in connection with an FIR registered at Kagdapith Police Station, Ahmedabad, for offences relating to transportation of prohibited liquor and related traffic violations. The prosecution opposed bail citing the nature and gravity of the offences, while the defence argued the applicant was falsely implicated and that the substantial part of the investigation was already complete. The Court considered factors including the nature of the offences (none attracting life imprisonment or death penalty), the applicant's custody since 01.07.2026, completion of the material recovery, and the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty under Article 21, as well as the Supreme Court's bail jurisprudence principle that 'bail is the rule and jail is the exception.' Despite the applicant having 18 past antecedents, the Court granted regular bail subject to strict conditions including a personal bond of Rs. 25,000, weekly/monthly police station attendance, prohibition from entering Ahmedabad City for six months, and other standard conditions.