JAKU DAUD BHUCHADversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- SANJEEV THAKER
Holding
Temporary bail was granted for a period of seven days subject to a personal bond and compliance with reporting conditions.
Summary
The applicant, Jaku Daud Bhu Chad, filed a criminal miscellaneous application seeking temporary bail on the ground that he needed to provide financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State, allowing the application to proceed. The Court examined the applicant’s claim and the jail remarks, and exercised its discretion in favour of the applicant. It ordered that the applicant be released on temporary bail for a period of seven days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000. The applicant was directed to appear before the nearest police station on the 3rd and 5th days of the bail period and to surrender to the jail authority at the expiry of the temporary bail period.
Issues considered
- Whether temporary bail can be granted on the ground of the applicant’s need to provide financial assistance to his family
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/14729/2026 ORDER DATED: 02/07/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 14729
of 2026
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JAKU DAUD BHUCHAD
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
MR. HARDIK Y KOTHARI(6895) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MS. PRIYANKA I PATEL(17673) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR RONAK RAVAL, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER
Date : 02/07/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. Present application has been filed by the applicant
seeking temporary bail on the ground of providing financial
assistance to his family.
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 application, more particularly, the ground mentioned
therein, as well as considering the jail remarks, this Court is
inclined to exercise discretion in favour of the present
applicant.
4. The application, therefore, succeeds and is partly
allowed. The applicant is ordered to be released on temporary
bail for a period of seven days from the date of his actual
release on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees
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R/CR.MA/14729/2026 ORDER DATED: 02/07/2026
Ten Thousand) and the applicant shall mark presence before
rd th
the nearest police station on 3 and 5 day of temporary
bail period, to the satisfaction of the concerned jail authority
on usual terms and conditions with a direction 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.
(SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
Manaoj Kumar Rai
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MANOJKUMAR RAI(HC01072), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 02/07/2026 16:31:31
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