BHAGIRATHBHAI @BHAGWATSINH VARDHAJI BAROTversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- P M RAVAL
Holding
The court exercised its discretion to grant temporary bail for ten days, subject to a personal bond and specific conditions.
Summary
The applicant, Bhagirathbai Barot, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail for 30 days on grounds of needing funds for his daughter's education and his wife's medical treatment. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The court considered the applicant's prior compliance with bail conditions, satisfactory conduct in jail, and the specific financial grounds presented. It exercised its discretion in favor of the applicant, granting temporary bail for 10 days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and imposing conditions of alternate‑day police station attendance, restriction from leaving Banaskantha district without court permission, and surrender at the end of the period. The order was made absolute, allowing direct service of the rule.
Issues considered
- Whether the applicant is entitled to temporary bail on the basis of financial hardship and medical needs
- Whether the court should exercise its discretion to grant bail given the applicant's prior conduct and surveillance
- What conditions, if any, should be imposed on the temporary bail
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/11311/2026 ORDER DATED: 08/05/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC. APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY
BAIL) NO. 11311 of 2026
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BHAGIRATHBHAI @BHAGWATSINH VARDHAJI BAROT
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR. NACHIKETA G SHROTRIYA(15443) for the Applicant(s) No.
1
MS. KHYATI N VASANI(20717) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR BHARGAV PANDYA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. M. RAVAL
Date : 08/05/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. Present application has been filed by the applicant seeking
temporary bail for 30 days on the ground of financial arrangement
for Education fees of daughter as well as for medical treatment of
wife.
2. Rule. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor waives service
of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent – State.
3. Having heard and considering the averments made in the
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R/CR.MA/11311/2026 ORDER DATED: 08/05/2026
application, more particularly, the ground mentioned therein, as
well as considering the jail remarks which indicate that the
applicant was lastly released in the month of November 2025 and
reported back in time, and thereafter, under police surveillance in
March 2026 for one day, and that, his conduct in jail is satisfactory,
this Court is inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the present
applicant.
4. The application, therefore, succeeds and is allowed in part.
The applicant is ordered to be released on temporary bail for a
period of 10 days from the date of his actual release on his
furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand)
to the satisfaction of the concerned jail authority on usual terms
and with a further condition that the applicant shall mark presence
before the Mavsari police station every alternate day and that, he
shall not leave Banaskantha district without prior permission of
the trial Court and that the applicant shall surrender to the jail
authority on expiry of the temporary bail period forthwith.
4.1 Rule is made absolute accordingly. Direct service is
permitted.
[ P. M. Raval, J. ]
ssshiren/SB/1/3tss8526
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: HIREN VIRENDRABHAI MER(HC00351), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 08/05/2026 14:15:05
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