High Court of Gujarat

VISHALBHAI BHANUBHAI KANTARYAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 40-WITHDRAWN @ FH
Bench: HASMUKH D SUTHAR

Holding

The bail application was dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to re‑apply before the Sessions Court.

Summary

The applicant, Vishalbhai Bhanubhai Kantarya, filed a regular bail application before the charge-sheet was filed. The complainant informed the court that the charge-sheet had since been filed. Consequently, the applicant withdrew the bail application. The High Court disposed of the application as withdrawn and granted the applicant liberty to file a fresh bail application before the Sessions Court. No merits of the bail request were examined.

Issues considered

Whether a regular bail application filed before the filing of a charge-sheet can be entertained after the charge-sheet is filed
Whether the applicant may withdraw the bail application and re‑file before the Sessions Court

Subjects

regular bailcharge-sheetwithdrawalHigh Courtcriminal procedurebail application

Judgment

   R/CR.MA/16110/2026                                                          ORDER DATED: 12/08/2026




IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
   R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR REGULAR BAIL - BEFORE
                CHARGESHEET) NO. 16110 of 2026
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                VISHALBHAI BHANUBHAI KANTARYA
                                Versus
                         STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MS SHALINI S MAIR(2681) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR. ALEKH R SWAIN(18993) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
MR. BALRAJ R. CHAUHAN(17880) for the Respondent(s) No. 1
MS SHRUTI PATHAK, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR

                                        Date : 12/08/2026
                                               ORDER

       Learned advocate appearing for the original complainant
has submitted that pending the present application, charge-
sheet has been :led.

       In view of the above, present applications stands disposed
of as withdrawn with a liberty in favor of the applicant to :le a
fresh application before the learned Sessions Court. 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 12/08/2026 14:31:17




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