High Court of Gujarat
AJITKUMAR KHENGARBHAI GOHILversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- HASMUKH D SUTHAR
Holding
The Court held that a bail application not pressed by the applicant's counsel is to be disposed of without consideration of its merits.
Summary
The petitioner, Ajitkumar Khengarbhai Gohil, filed a regular bail application after the filing of a chargesheet against him. The application was to be heard before the High Court of Gujarat. During the hearing, the applicant's counsel did not press the application. Consequently, the Court disposed of the application as not pressed without examining its merits. The Court also directed the trial court to expedite the pending trial. No substantive discussion on bail criteria was undertaken.
Issues considered
- Whether a bail application that is not pressed by the applicant's counsel should be entertained or disposed of
Subjects
- regular bail
- chargesheet
- application not pressed
- trial expediting
Judgment
R/CR.MA/13786/2026 ORDER DATED: 06/07/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
CHARGESHEET) NO. 13786 of 2026
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AJITKUMAR KHENGARBHAI GOHIL
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR MEHUL SHARAD SHAH(773) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR. SUHAIL Z SAIYED(6690) for the Respondent(s) No. 2
MR HARDIK MEHTA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR
Date : 06/07/2026
ORDER
Learned advocate for the applicant does not press this
application.
Present application stands disposed of as not pressed.
It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits
of the matter.
The trial court is directed to expedite the trial.
(HASMUKH D. SUTHAR,J)
ILA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ILA PRAFULKUMAR PATEL(HC00194), Principal Pvt Secretary, at High Court of Gujarat on 06/07/2026 14:26:55
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