SHIVSHANKAR RAMAVTAR KEVATversusSTATE OF GUJARAT
- Disposal
- 38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH
- Bench
- SANJEEV THAKER
Holding
The court exercised its discretion to grant temporary bail for seven days subject to a personal bond and specific conditions.
Summary
Shivshankar Ramavtar Kevat applied for temporary bail, citing the need to provide financial assistance to his family. The Additional Public Prosecutor waived service of notice on behalf of the State. The Court examined the applicant’s grounds and, exercising its discretion, decided in his favour. It granted temporary bail for seven days upon furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000 and imposed conditions to appear before the nearest police station on the 3rd and 5th days and to surrender to the jail authority at the end of the period. The order was made absolute and direct service was permitted.
Issues considered
- Whether temporary bail should be granted on the ground of financial assistance to the applicant’s family
- Whether the court may exercise discretion to grant temporary bail without service of notice
- What conditions may be imposed on temporary bail
Subjects
Judgment
R/CR.MA/16695/2026 ORDER DATED: 23/07/2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR TEMPORARY BAIL) NO. 16695
of 2026
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SHIVSHANKAR RAMAVTAR KEVAT
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.
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Appearance:
THROUGH JAIL 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 : 23/07/2026
ORAL ORDER
1. Present application has been filed by the applicant
seeking temporary bail on the ground of providing financial
assistance to the 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
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R/CR.MA/16695/2026 ORDER DATED: 23/07/2026
allowed. The applicant is ordered to be released on temporary
bail for a period of seven days from the date of his/her
actual release on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.10,000/-
(Rupees Ten Thousand) to the satisfaction of the concerned
jail authority on usual terms and conditions and with a
further condition that the applicant shall mark presence
before the nearest police station on 3rd and 5th day of the
temporary bail period and with a further 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)
SRILATHA
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: SRILATHA VENKATARAO UPADHYAYULA(HC00185), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 23/07/2026 16:41:27
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