High Court of Gujarat

SOHIL SALIM SODHAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The court allowed the withdrawal of the bail application and directed the trial court to expedite the trial.

Summary

The applicant, an under‑trial prisoner, filed a regular bail application after the filing of a chargesheet. During the hearing, the applicant’s counsel sought permission to withdraw the bail application and requested that the trial be expedited. The Court, not inclined to examine the merits, granted permission to withdraw the application. It ordered that the bail application be disposed of as withdrawn and directed the trial court to speed up the trial proceedings. No substantive merits of the bail claim were considered.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit withdrawal of a regular bail application after the chargesheet has been filed
Whether the court can direct the trial court to expedite the trial of an under‑trial prisoner

Subjects

regular bailchargesheetwithdrawal of applicationtrial expediteunder‑trial prisoner

Judgment

    R/CR.MA/15982/2026                                                           ORDER DATED: 14/07/2026




 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
   R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - AFTER
               CHARGESHEET) NO. 15982 of 2026
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                     SOHIL SALIM SODHA
                            Versus
                     STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR VIRAT G POPAT with MR NIPUL H GONDALIA(6894) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR KRUTIK PARIKH, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                          Date : 14/07/2026
                                                 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 at this stage
however, has requested to expedite the trial.

        Permission as prayed for is granted. Present application is
disposed of as withdrawn. Learned trial Court is directed to
expedite the trial since the applicant is an under-trial prisoner.
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 14/07/2026 16:09:47




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