High Court of Gujarat

JEMISH DINESHBHAI SAVANIversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE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

Holding

The court may permit the withdrawal of an anticipatory bail application upon request of the applicant.

Summary

The applicant, JEMISH DINESHBHAI SAVANI, filed an anticipatory bail application and later sought the court's permission to withdraw it, invoking the principle laid down in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar. The respondent, the State of Gujarat, opposed the withdrawal. The sole issue was whether the court could allow the applicant to withdraw the anticipatory bail application. The court, after hearing counsel, granted the request, noting that the law permits such withdrawal. Consequently, the anticipatory bail application was disposed of as withdrawn.

Issues considered

Whether the court may permit the withdrawal of an anticipatory bail application upon the applicant's request

Subjects

anticipatory bailwithdrawal of applicationcriminal procedureArnesh Kumar principlehigh court order

Judgment

      R/CR.MA/18964/2026                                                                ORDER DATED: 18/08/2026




                 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

R/CRIMINAL MISC.APPLICATION (FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL) NO. 18964
                           of 2026

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                                     JEMISH DINESHBHAI SAVANI
                                               Versus
                                        STATE OF GUJARAT
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Appearance:
MR AB GATESHANIYA(3766) for the Applicant(s) No. 1
MR YUVRAJ BRAHMBHATT, APP for the Respondent(s) No. 1
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   CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SANJEEV J.THAKER

                                                Date : 18/08/2026

                                                  ORAL ORDER


                     Learned advocate for the applicant/s, after arguing

the matter for sometime, under instructions, seeks permission

to withdraw this application, with a prayer to follow the

proposition of law as settled by the Hon’ble Apex Court in

the case of Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar reported in

(2014) 8 SCC 273, by the prosecution.



                     Permission,                 as       prayed            for,        is      granted.             This

application stands                       disposed            of, as          withdrawn,                with above

liberty.


                                                                                    (SANJEEV J.THAKER,J)
M.H. DAVE/34

Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: MAHESHKUMAR HASMUKHLAL DAVE(HC00193), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 18/08/2026 14:48:58




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