High Court of Gujarat

MANISH VINAYCHANDRABHAI RATHODversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Decided: 29 April 2026
Disposal: 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
Bench: M K THAKKER

Holding

The Court held that the applications shall be dismissed if the office objections are not removed by 08‑07‑2025.

Summary

The petitioners filed a large number of Special Criminal Applications and Criminal Miscellaneous Applications seeking the quash of proceedings against them. The Court observed that office objections were still pending against these applications. The central issue was whether the applications could continue in the presence of such objections. The Court directed the petitioners to have the office objections removed on or before 08‑07‑2025. It further warned that if the objections were not removed, the pending applications would be dismissed without further reference to the Court. The order was signed by Justice J. C. Doshi and digitally authenticated by the Principal Private Secretary of the High Court.

Issues considered

Whether the pending office objections must be removed before the Court can consider the Special Criminal Applications and Criminal Miscellaneous Applications.

Subjects

Special Criminal Application
Criminal Miscellaneous Application
Office objection
Quash of proceedings
Procedural compliance
Dismissal

Judgment

 R/SCR.A/2303/2021                       ORDER DATED: 01/07/2025




        IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION (QUASHING) NO. 2303 of 2021
                          With
     R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 10414 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 12226 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 18357 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 20073 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 4152 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 10658 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 11340 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 12247 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13136 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 13255 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14027 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14065 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14067 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14363 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 14723 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17880 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 16963 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 21649 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 18470 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 19674 of 2021
                          With
       R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 19793 of 2021
                          With



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    R/SCR.A/2303/2021                           ORDER DATED: 01/07/2025




           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 22035 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 20235 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 20885 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17468 of 2021
                              With
         R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 4028 of 2020
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 8813 of 2020
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 8943 of 2020
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 19104 of 2020
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 1873 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 4913 of 2021
                              With
         R/SPECIAL CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 11268 of 2021
                              With
           R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION NO. 17978 of 2021

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                   DHARMENDRASINH BHOJUBHA JADEJA
                                Versus
                       STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR PRAVIN GONDALIYA(1974) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
NOTICE SERVED for the Respondent(s) No. 2
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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 CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI


                            Date : 01/07/2025

                             ORAL ORDER


               In these matters, the applicants are hereby directed
to see that the office objections are removed on or before
08.07.2025, failing which, present proceedings shall stand


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       R/SCR.A/2303/2021                                                             ORDER DATED: 01/07/2025




dismissed for non-removal of office objection without referring
the matter to the Court.



                                                                                                 (J. C. DOSHI,J)
SATISH




Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SATISH CHANDRAMOHAN VEMULLA(HC00206), Principal Pvt Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 01/07/2025 17:52:00




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