High Court of Gujarat

KANANI UMANGBHAI RAMESHBHAIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: SANJEEV THAKER

Holding

The court may permit withdrawal of an anticipatory bail application and disposed the matter as withdrawn.

Summary

The applicant, Kanani Umangbhai Rameshbhai, filed an anticipatory bail application before the Gujarat High Court. After filing, the applicant was arrested, prompting him to seek permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. The court considered whether such a withdrawal could be permitted post‑arrest. Relying on procedural principles, the court allowed the withdrawal and ordered the matter to be disposed as withdrawn. No substantive merits of the bail application were examined.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court may grant permission to withdraw an anticipatory bail application after the applicant has been arrested

Subjects

anticipatory bailwithdrawalcriminal procedureHigh Court of Gujarat

Judgment

                   R/CR.MA/18778/2026                                                 ORDER DATED: 19/08/2026




                            IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

              R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 18778
                                         of 2026

              ==========================================================
                                        KANANI UMANGBHAI RAMESHBHAI
                                                   Versus
                                             STATE OF GUJARAT
              ==========================================================
              Appearance:
              MR CHIRAG H PAREKH(5249) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
              MR KANVA ANTANI, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
              ==========================================================

                CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                      Date : 19/08/2026

                                                       ORAL ORDER


                       Learned advocate Ms.Archana Patel for learned advocate

              Mr.Chirag          Parekh         for     the     applicant         seeks       permission        to

              withdraw this application in view of the fact that the present

              applicant has already been arrested.



                       Permission as sought for is granted. The matter is

              disposed of as withdrawn.


                                                                                   (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
              URIL RANA

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: RANA URIL K(HC01406), PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 19/08/2026 16:10:28




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