Shankar Yamunaray Yadav, accused in a 2023 FIR registered at Jadar Police Station, Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, for offences including murder (Section 302 IPC), theft (Section 380 IPC), mischief (Section 427 IPC), and causing disappearance of evidence (Section 201 IPC), filed an application for regular bail before the Gujarat High Court under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The applicant argued he was falsely implicated and that the trial was progressing at an extremely slow pace, with only 7 of 33 cited witnesses examined since the chargesheet was filed. The Court noted that the delay was attributable to the prosecution and the State, observing that keeping the accused in custody for an indefinite period would amount to pre-trial conviction, violating his right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Relying on Supreme Court precedents including Union of India v. K.A. Najeeb (2021), Mohd. Muslim v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2023), Sanjay Chandra v. CBI (2012), and Gudikanti Narasimhulu v. Public Prosecutor (1978), the Court applied the principle that 'bail is the rule and jail is the exception.' The High Court allowed the bail application, directing release on a personal bond of Rs. 25,000 with one surety of the like amount, subject to several conditions including restrictions on travel, monthly reporting to the police station, and non-interference with the prosecution.