High Court of Gujarat
RAHUL RAMESH KHATIKversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Decided
- Disposal
- 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
- Bench
- HASMUKH D SUTHAR
Holding
The Court allowed the withdrawal of the regular bail application and granted liberty to file a fresh application after the charge-sheet is filed.
Summary
The petitioner, Rahul Ramesh Khatik, filed a regular bail application before the filing of a charge-sheet. Counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the application while reserving the right to file a fresh bail application after the charge-sheet is filed. The Court, not inclined to examine the merits, granted the request to withdraw. The application was consequently disposed of as withdrawn, with liberty to reapply post charge-sheet. No substantive merits of the bail claim were considered.
Issues considered
- Whether the regular bail application filed before the charge-sheet can be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh application after the charge-sheet is filed?
Subjects
- regular bail
- withdrawal of application
- pre-charge sheet
- criminal procedure
Judgment
R/CR.MA/14518/2026 ORDER DATED: 30/06/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - BEFORE
CHARGESHEET) NO. 14518 of 2026
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RAHUL RAMESH KHATIK
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR BHARATKUMAR A DESAI(8513) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR ADITYA JADEJA, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR
Date : 30/06/2026
ORDER
After arguing for sometime, when the Court is not inclined,
learned advocate for the applicant upon instructions seeks
permission to withdraw the present application however, has
requested to reserve liberty to file fresh application after filing
of charge-sheet.
Permission as prayed for is granted. Present application is
disposed of as withdrawn with above liberty. This Court has not
examined the merits of the case.
(HASMUKH D. SUTHAR, J.)
Ajay
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: AJAY CHANDRAN MENON(HC00939), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 30/06/2026 14:48:54
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